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I Suffer Not a Woman: Rethinking I Timothy 2:11-15 in Light of Ancient Evidence Paperback – 1 January 1992

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"I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." --1 Timothy 2:12 KJV This passage troubles those who desire greater leadership roles for women in ministry but who also want to remain loyal to Scripture. Did Paul forbid a woman to exercise her leadership and teaching gifts, or was he dealing with a particular error in the church? According to I Suffer Not a Woman, Paul was reacting to a specific problem that was sweeping churches: a myth, taught mostly by women, which later became a foundation for gnosticism. This book offers an in-depth look at the Greek text of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in the context of the Pastoral Epistles and in its historical context. By illuminating the first-century culture of Ephesus, the Kroegers shed light on the ancient world thought patterns Paul faced and offer a responsible alternative understanding of this much debated passage. I Suffer Not a Woman is well documented yet easily accessible. Illustrations and photographs provide a fascinating look at the ancient world. It was previously published by Baker in 1992.
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"I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."
--1 Timothy 2:12 KJV

This passage troubles those who desire greater leadership roles for women in ministry but who also want to remain loyal to Scripture. Did Paul forbid a woman to exercise her leadership and teaching gifts, or was he dealing with a particular error in the church?

According to I Suffer Not a Woman, Paul was reacting to a specific problem that was sweeping churches: a myth, taught mostly by women, which later became a foundation for gnosticism. This book offers an in-depth look at the Greek text of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in the context of the Pastoral Epistles and in its historical context. By illuminating the first-century culture of Ephesus, the Kroegers shed light on the ancient world thought patterns Paul faced and offer a responsible alternative understanding of this much debated passage.

About the Author

Richard Clark Kroeger is a retired pastor and college professor.

Catherine Clark Kroeger is founder and president emerita of Christians for Biblical Equality and is an adjunct professor of classical and ministry studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baker Publishing Group (1 January 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801052505
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801052507
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.47 x 22.86 cm
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly researched yet readable.
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I bought this book after speaking to some women attending a local church whose leadership believes that women shouldn't teach men. This position had been laid out to them using the scriptures. This felt so uncomfortable in my spirit that I decided to look at the scriptures afresh and this book was part of my research. It was such a relief to me to have these difficult verses examined in context of the culture at those times, a thorough knowledge of the language and the myths and heresies that were common in the times the epistles were written. I recommend this book for any one who is looking to gain a better understanding of these verses.
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Sharon E. Leighton
5.0 out of 5 stars A greatly needed volume
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This book is readable enough for the lay reader but scholarly enough to satisfy other scholars. It deals exclusively with the problem of correctly interpreting 1 Timothy 2:11-15, a passage that has presented a challenge to egalitarians within Christian scholarship. The authors present arguments to support the traditional acceptance of Paul as the author, in spite of the lack of the greeting in Paul's handwriting that he himself urged his readers to look for. I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the scholarship on the other side of this particular argument, but that was the only real weakness I found in the book. The authors present not one, but several, interpretations that make as much sense as the traditional, complementarian view that Paul was here forbidding women to speak in church and to teach men; in fact, given salient evidence elsewhere in Paul's writing (which they cover) that shows his support of women speaking and teaching, their alternate interpretations make more sense. I felt that the one they chose as their preferred interpretation was not as good as another for which they provided evidence in an extensive appendix, but I valued the offering of a clear choice. Their conclusions depend to a large extent on a clearer understanding of the culture found in first-century Ephesus, so critics have tried to invalidate these conclusions by denying their findings about that culture. However, they present the evidence of this culture convincingly, and a simple Google search finds enough supporting material to make any successful challenge on these grounds highly doubtful. When one considers that half the members of most churches have been prevented from the full use of their gifts for most of the history of Christianity, largely on the basis of these few verses, a scholarly and intelligent approach to a new interpretation can only be welcome. Every Biblical scholar, every member of clergy, and every Christian woman should read this book and take its findings into consideration.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For Me: A God-send
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For all of my adult life as a Christian, trying to live according to the laws and principles of the Bible, I had always read and understood that Apostle Paul's words in his Second Epistle to Timothy, restricting the ministry exclusively to men, as iron-clad, unchangeable, and applicable to today's world. Don't think for a moment, however, that I have rolled over and played dead by being influenced by modern ideas or values. My adherence to Scripture has not changed in the least! It was after reading this wonderful, well-documented paradigm-shifting book, that I came to realize that my MISunderstanding of WHY Paul wrote that Epistle was the problem! If Paul's position on barring women from the clergy were universal and for all time, why are there not ANY mentions of this in any of his other epistles? If it were a repeated theme, and present in other Epistles, then I could say that this was how Churches should be governed. The absence of such restrictions in other Congregations is cause for further and deeper investigation.

Consider: Paul's Epistle was written to Timothy, the Bishop of Ephesus, which had a unique culture because of the presence of the temple to the goddess Diana. This book ably points out all of the little details of that culture that the uninitiated (me) glosses right over, and fails to realize are directly addressed in 2 Timothy, regarding that unique Ephesian culture. I cannot, in a review such as this, hope to capture the liberating and illuminating presentation that this book has provided me. You have to read it for yourself. Read it with an open mind, willing to be corrected and edified, which is the proper attitude God requires of every Christian.

I thank these authors with all of my heart for writing this book! It has allowed me, for the first time after decades of misunderstanding, to view the idea of a female minister with a new appreciation and a long-overdue respect for her answering the Call of God. I have now abandoned my resistance to her having understood, that she is not defying or ignoring God's Commands and Will in serving Him as a Shepherd of His flock.
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Marie Tombow
5.0 out of 5 stars "I will not allow women to teach this errant doctrine that kills the soul of man..."
Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2013
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I am pleased that someone has finally done a real thorough job in handling a couple of issues that led to the mistranslation into English of this passage. The word, "authentein," appears to be the correct word for Paul to use in this reference. The problem came in the timing of the translation ..... That word, like the word "fear" had changed meaning from the time of usage to the time of translation. The writers of the King James used the meaning of the word at the time of their work; however, they failed to check out the meaning at the time of writing. The fact that that was the only time Paul used it in his writings should have sent up a flag that something different was going on here. The writer this book did an outstanding job in completely laying out what the surrounding history, culture, and mindset was that led up to this piece of Scripture. As a woman minister and (I would like to think) an avid Bible scholar, I have long searched for such a work to address this issue properly. I am still digesting it and will work on summarizing this in such a way that I can show myself a workman who studied to show myself approved of the Author Who caused Paul to write this. I know within my spirit beyond any shadow of doubt that God has called, appointed and anointed me to His service as an evangelist who sings and preaches in answer to the Great Commission. Praise the Lord, always!!!
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Philip Sedgwick
5.0 out of 5 stars Important review of controversial passage
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2013
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The writers bring important new research to the table and as we understand the historical context of these often misused words we find that Paul was speaking into a particular situation giving guidance that was appropriate to their needs.
The issue raised for me is that we need to review scriptural understanding in context further than many have previously considered necessary and where will this lead us?
Be brave and read the book, it can only help you on that journey.
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