Paul: Male Chauvinist of Proponent of Women

People opposed to the idea of women in the church seem to use the same verses that they’ve interpreted as anti-women as their scriptural support. Rarely do these scholars refute the passages in Pauline texts that promote equal treatment for women. While using scriptural support is perfectly acceptable to support ones position, one must also take into account all the Biblical references that direc

his resurrection Jesus appeared first to women and gave them the task of telling the good news to the disciples (Matthew 28:7).

This passage is not talking about all men and women. It’s talking about Christian husbands and wives. Furthermore, a closer study of this passage will reveal that Paul was not defending male superiority, he was refuting it. When translating from one language to another, one has to allow for error. There are some words and/or phrases used in one language that cannot be conveyed in another language. This leads to misunderstandings about the true meaning of a certain text. The same applies to the Bible. When it was translated thousands of years ago, things were left out. Monks wrote the first translations, which they did by hand. Obviously, no two of these translations were the same. There were punctuation mistakes and omissions. There were unintentional omissions as well as intentional omissions. Some of the translators sought to “improve the material” and make changes as they saw fit.

The New Testament texts referring to women present a view that is markedly different from the negative view of women that was dominant in ancient societies. Women in biblical times usually had little education and rabbis warned against teaching the law to women. Women who were considered respectable during this time did not participate in public life. Rather, such women were expected to spend most of their lives within the confines of their home. Women were viewed as temptresses that would lead man to sin. They were not counted in the number of persons needed to have a synagogue, nor was their testimony considered valid in a court of law. But Jesus' attitude and practice was in direct contradiction to that of his contemporaries. He initiated conversation even with unrespectable females like the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4). Jesus had women disciples who accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem and helped finance his ministry (Mark 15:40-41 and Luke 8:1-3). Jesus taught Mary and defended her choice to learn (Luke 10:38-42). Women were the last at the cross and the first at the tomb. After

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