My previous tribute to David Scholer has become the most read post I have ever written; most of the visits are from those searching for “David Scholer” and variations. This in itself is a tribute to a man who left an enormous impact on the world.
Blog posts about him keep popping up. I would just [...]
Browsing the archives for the women's roles category
28 Aug 08
26 Aug 08
Last week, we lost a great New Testament scholar, seminary professor, advocate for women in ministry, and one of the kindest, most beautiful persons I have ever known. Though he lived longer than all expectations, David Scholer passed away on Friday morning after a six-year battle with colorectal cancer. David has had a tremendous influence [...]
18 Dec 07
When I was in high school, I spent a couple years as a fundamentalist. To be honest, apart from the horror I caused my parents and the damage I did to my friendships with “unbelievers,” I am in many ways happy that I had this time. Not only did my close-minded bibliolatry (that is, worshiping [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, hermeneutics, men's roles, women's roles
10 Nov 07
This video is disturbing on so many levels, and yet funny at the same time. Interesting how they “Christianize” an offensive sexist rap song and turn it into an offensive Christian sexist rap song:
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Here are some notable lines:
When a girl walks in with a KJV and a bookmark in Proverbs, you get stoked. Gotta name [...]
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Posted in hermeneutics, sexism, video, women's roles
2 Jun 07
[Update (6/7/07): My apologies for using the term "women bibliobloggers": explanation here]
The Biblical Studies Carnival 18 is up as of last night over at Deinde, written by Danny Zacharias. The “carnival” is an attempt to gather together all and highlight the best blogging posts and conversations regarding biblical studies. You can read an explanation with [...]
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Posted in biblical studies carnival, biblioblogs, women's roles
27 Jan 07
Here’s a story on gender discrimination that was brought to my attention on Jim West’s blog. It is one of those situations that I am both in disbelief and yet unsurprised.
FORT WORTH, Texas – A theology professor at a prominent Southern Baptist seminary said officials told her to leave because women are biblically forbidden from [...]
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Posted in gender discrimination, news, sexism, women's roles
11 Jan 07
[Continuing the earlier discussion . . . ]
One of the most powerful, axiom-like single verses in the New Testament, Gal 3:28 certainly commands our attention for the biblical conversation:
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one [...]
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Posted in hermeneutics, ministry, papers, women's roles
30 Nov 06
My final hurrah for David Scholer’s class is a 15-20 page paper outlining my thoughts coming out of the class. I figure it’d be a good thing to do some pieces of it on this blog to get me going. It’s supposed to be a very personal wrestling match with the texts and personal experiences. [...]
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Posted in hermeneutics, ministry, papers, women's roles
30 Nov 06
So I’m in the thick of end-of-the-quarter work and I have one more reflection on SBL in the works, but David Scholer handed out this top ten list in class yesterday and I just have to share it:
Dave’s Top Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained
10. A man’s place [...]
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Posted in feminism, humor, men's roles, quotes, top ten, women's roles
5 Nov 06
For our “Women, the Bible, and the Church” course, Dr. David Scholer has a fantastic resource in a collection of many of his essays on the issue of women and ministry. If you’re interested in the issue, I’m not sure there is a better book covering the significant biblical texts along with some of the [...]
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Posted in articles, books, classes, hermeneutics, women's roles
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