... sophisticated ways, advances that because Jesus called God-Father-, Christians must qalways call God "Father-, at least when doing something important like baptizing or gathering around the table of the risen Christ. Under closer scrutiny, the argument that we must call God "Father- because Jesus did is open to question. If we are ... no doubt that the Bible abounds in male imagery of God. The old Testament was written into a male-dominated society where it was accepted that women belonged to men in the same way as an ox. In the OT law women are defined as the property of men. Women had ...

• Word Count: 3877
• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: High School