Andreas J. Köstenberger on Women in the Church: A Response to Kevin Giles

The following article is now available on my latest additions page:

Andreas J. Köstenberger, "Women in the Church: A Response to Kevin Giles," The Evangelical Quarterly 73.3 (July-Sept. 2001): 205-224.

My thanks to Professor Köstenberger for his king permission to place this article online.

Wayne Grudem on "Does kephale ("Head") Mean "Source" Or "Authority Over" in Greek Literature? A Survey of 2,336 Examples"

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

Wayne Grudem, "Does Kephale ("Head") Mean "Source" or "Authority Over" in Greek Literature? A Survey of 2,336 Examples," Trinity Journal ns 6.1 (Spring 1985): 38-59.

This is an important article for those interested in the role relationships of men and women because it fatally undermines the oft-repeated and unfounded argument that kephale means 'source' and not 'head' in the NT. Grudem's later article on this subject is also available on-line:

Wayne Grudem, "The Meaning Of kephale ('Head': 'An Evaluation Of New Evidence, Real And Alleged," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44.1 (2001): 25-65.

I have recently added another article that addresses the issue from a complimentarian position that is worth a read:

The New Testament Teaching on the Ministry of Women (P.G. Nelson)

Andreas Kostenberger on Women's God-ordained Roles

I have just uploaded the following article in PDF:

Andreas J. Kostenberger, "Ascertaining Women's God-Ordained Roles: An Interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:15," Bulletin for Biblical Research 7 (1997): 107-144.

The abstract reads:

Puzzling as it is, the statement of 1 Tim 2:15, “Women will be saved through childbearing,” is a significant passage regarding the issue of women’s God­-ordained roles. After an initial survey of the passage’s history of inter­pretation, the essay is devoted to a detailed investigation of the phrase sothesetai dia tes teknogonias. Subsequently, the present passage is inter­preted in light of a major but thus far overlooked theme found in 1 Timothy. The article concludes with a brief discussion of some implications for the contemporary church and culture.