Women in Ministry: Paul’s Advice to Timothy in Its Historical Setting
Ebook
Worldwide, most Christians are members of denominations that exclude women from ministry. However, coinciding with the rise of feminism, there has been a strong pushback against this traditional view. Conversely, in some quarters there has been a strengthening of resolve to maintain the status quo, believing that male leadership is God-ordained and valid for all times and places. Is the push for women in Christian leadership a case of the church now conforming to the spirit of the age, or has the church with its male leadership, for the last 1900 years, been guilty of that? Is the present move for inclusion a case of "yet more light and truth breaking forth from God's word"? This book is a defense of women's role in ministry. It looks initially at the condition women lived under when the New Testament was written and their expectation for ministry. Later chapters examine the discord in ancient Ephesus that led to restrictions in ministry for women and then look in detail at 1 Tim 2:8-15, the passage that is commonly quoted to restrict women's roles. My conclusion is that that it does not provide clear evidence of a permanent prohibition of women in leadership roles.
“The argument for the full acceptance of women in ministry has
never been presented in such a methodical and convincing way. Edgar
Stubbersfield uses his gift for meticulous historical and biblical
research to compellingly dispute age-old reasoning that has sought
to keep half of church membership in the pews. Women in
Ministry is an important and intelligent treatise that boldly
celebrates the inclusion of women in church leadership.”
—Lori Tingley, Human Resources/Owner, Wood Research and
Development
“Stubbersfield first came to my attention when I was pastoring a
church in the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, Australia, and I
greatly appreciated his fresh creative approach to preaching that
was always faithful to the word of God. Women in Ministry is
in the same vein, and I share his convictions.”
—Alan Gordon, retired Pastor, Tenthill Baptist Church
“Edgar Stubbersfield’s knowledge of the Scriptures is thorough and
comprehensive. Women in Ministry is excellent coverage on a
controversial subject: What does Scripture teach regarding women’s
role in the ministry of the church? Various Christian groups have
very strong views on the subject, with the extreme being that women
should not be leaders and speakers in the church. Ted’s book
provides thought-provoking conclusions on the subject from a
historical setting up to the present times.”
—Ralph Bailey, Principal Architect, Guymer Bailey
- Title: Women in Ministry: Paul’s Advice to Timothy in Its Historical Setting
- Author: Edgar Stubbersfield
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666790085, 9781666734331, 9781666790078, 1666734330, 1666790079, 1666790087
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666790085
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-02-04T11:07:57Z
Edgar Stubbersfield, the author of Women in Ministry, is
a layman with a keen interest in writing on the Christian faith. He
completed his master’s of theology with the University of Wales in
2011. He is a well-known author in Australia in a different field,
where he is an authority on timber structures.