Gender Roles (Part 2)
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Lesson
Both 1 Timothy and 1 Corinthians contain key passages addressing the roles of men and women in the local church.
Outline
Letters of Paul
Part10
X. Gender Roles
A. Hair
1. Greco-Roman men: long hair = homosexuality
2. Greco-Roman women: short hair = "masculine" partner in lesbian relationship
3. Jewish men: but recall Nazirites
4. Jewish women: changed penalty for convicted adulteress
B. Head Coverings
1. Greco-Roman men: Roman priest: toga pulled over head for worship
2. Greco-Roman women: "bun"/veil – sign of marriage vs. Greek priestesses in ecstatic frenzy
3. Jewish men: reverse of later use of yarmulke
4. Jewish women: "veil" – sign of marriage?
C. I Corinthians 14:26-40: General Commands Regarding Worship (esp. v. 26)
1. Tongues (27)
2. Interpretation of tongues (28)
3. Prophets and Evaluation (29-33a) [silencing the women (33b-38)]
4. Conclusion regarding prophecy and tongues (39-40)
D. 1 Timothy 2:11-15
1. Women must learn (11)
2. Paul's prohibition (12): not "a or b"
a. One, not two practices (Payne)
b. Both + or – (Kostenberger)
3. First rationale (13)
4. (Second rationale?) or setup for v.15 (14)
5. Balancing good news (15)
E. Statements of Rationale
1. Creation (I Corinthians 11:3, 7, 8-9)
2. God's sovereignty via angels? (10)
3. Redemption (11-12)
4. Propriety, nature, common practice (13, 14, 16)
5. Common practice (I Corinthians 14:33b)
6. Law (34)
7. Redemption (Ephesians 5:23, 24, 25)
8. Creation (1Timothy 2:13)
9. Fall? (1Timothy 2:14)
F. Concluding Comments
1. Need to learn to disagree in love and to make room for multiple models
2. Cf. Baptist/paedobaptist debate as an analogy
3. Gift/office distinction crucial (and controversial)
4. If prophecy includes preaching, 1 Corinthians 11:5 dare not be neglected
