๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ: ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ : ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ One of the most debated questions in contemporary evangelical theology concerns the nature and scope of leadership roles open to women in the church. Can a woman preach the Word of God in the gathered assembly? Can she teach men in a public setting? Can she exercise pastoral authority over the congregation? At the center of this discussion stand two key Pauline texts: 1 Corinthians 14:34–35 and Galatians 3:28. While the latter affirms that in Christ there is “no male and female,” the former commands that women “keep silent in the churches.” The apparent tension between equality in Christ and order in worship has fueled extensive scholarly debate. A careful reading of Scripture, however, reveals not contradiction but coherence. When interpreted within their original literary, historical, and theological contexts, Pau...