The first commentary that I consulted is Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, that was written by Thomas C. Oden. This commentary took a couple of the points I have made thus far and confirmed them. The first being that when the angels’ announcement of the resurrection of Jesus reminds the women of when Jesus predicted his death and resurrection which reveals the divine plan that was prophesied many time prior to this. It also confirmed my thoughts on why the men did not believe the women. Due to women’s word not being as trust worthy in the sight of men’s word. This idea leads back to the fall and how Eve listened to Satan. The men felt they were crazed for telling them that Jesus was raised and it probably seemed odd to them that the …show more content…
The first making connection between how sin came into the world first through a woman and the restoration of sin was revealed to the women first. I knew that there had to be some type of significance to the women being the first to find out, but I did not make that connection to the fall. The commentary also made an interesting point about the disciples had leading to the foundation of our faith today. I do not fully agree with this one. Oden, makes the point that because of the disciple’s disbelief, anxiety, and questioning, this set a foundation of faith and we do not have to doubt because of the support or proof that was found from seeing, hearing, and touching done by them. This makes since but does not fully help support this claim due to societies push for evidence that is not only supported by the Bible, but also by outside historical writings. I agree with the idea behind it but I think that due to our societal change and strong Atheistic and Agnostic views of the world and the Bible what once seemed like enough evidence is not anymore and more outside Christendom sources are needed and preferred to prove what is written in the Bible. My point is because of this change we doubt and want different evidence than that which was provided by the
The Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans were all key civilizations pertaining to the molding of civilizations to follow. They all contributed certain aspects of their lives to other civilizations and also achieved great tasks while their civilizations thrived.
Although woman were viewed as beneath men, men needed them. Woman were seen to be a assist when he came to being more holy or spiritual.
The Book of Romans Romans is a very important addition to the Bible. This is written by Paul to the Roman church. Much of Romans is showing the righteousness of God in different ways. “Romans road” passages are a great description of how to lead someone to christ (His saving righteousness).
The number of feminist scholars critically assessing Biblical narrative has risen since the second feminist movement of the 1970s (Scholz 2014). A common theme of their scholarship has been to what extent the Bible may be seen to favour men. Some feminist scholars may not be able to legitimately assess the Bible and remain faithful to it because of such outdated views on women in a time when women’s equality is encouraged. I will firstly discuss the difficulties of being a feminist scholar and a Christian or Jew with particular reference to belonging to men, being of less value in society, and finally with a focus on key issues arising from Genesis 2 and 3 whereby gender roles and woman’s blame for the Fall of Man have been central to feminist interpretations. I will then assess ways in which such difficulties may be overcome with a different interpretation, beginning with refuting claims concerning the Creation story. This will be followed by analysing how the Bible is read and the value of historical context when doing so. By discussing these aspects, I will reach a conclusion as to how far you can be both a feminist scholar and a faithful Christian or Jew.
The stories about women in the bible illustrate the importance of their role and contribution to society. Women were slaves, concubines, and child bearers; they were also wives, matriarchs, and prophets. Although, some women had less important titles than others each served a purpose. Even if the Bible does not explain God’s relationship with women as with Moses and other prophets, it illustrates the love and dedication women had for Him. The scriptures describe brave, nurturing, and God fearing women whose decisions impacted the existence of the Israelites.
The first article that is discussed in great proportion is called ‘The Feminist Criticism of the Old Testament: Why Bother?’ by Deborah W. Rooke. Rooke voices her opinion quite clear by making the statement that within the Western cultural mythology people have been engrained with the story of Adam and Eve on the biased notions that the woman (Eve) is to be subordinate to the man (Adam) because that is the common interpretation society is presented with. However, that notion as expressed by Rooke is in dire need of a feminist reading of Genesis 2-3 which will highlight the difficulties with the traditional subordinations’ reading, and ultimately will suggest other possibilities for interpretation and not just the one-sided “patriarchal authority claims, thereby making it possible to envisage, and work towards, a different world-order” (Rooke, 1). Taking the standpoint of what seems to be the polar opposite of a patriarchal world order Rooke explains how in essence the voices of the silenced women from within the pages of the book needs to be recovered. Rooke makes the point that the narrative of Adam and Eve in Genesis 2-3, a narrative “is widely understood to show women as being intrinsically inferior ...
For centuries now Christians have claimed to possess the special revelation of an omnipotent, loving Deity who is sovereign over all of His creation. This special revelation is in written form and is what has come to be known as The Bible which consists of two books. The first book is the Hebrew Scriptures, written by prophets in a time that was before Christ, and the second book is the New Testament, which was written by Apostles and disciples of the risen Lord after His ascension. It is well documented that Christians in the context of the early first century were used to viewing a set of writings as being not only authoritative, but divinely inspired. The fact that there were certain books out in the public that were written by followers of Jesus and recognized as being just as authoritative as the Hebrew Scriptures was never under debate. The disagreement between some groups of Christians and Gnostics centered on which exact group of books were divinely inspired and which were not. The debate also took place over the way we can know for sure what God would have us include in a book of divinely inspired writings. This ultimately led to the formation of the Biblical canon in the next centuries. Some may ask, “Isn’t Jesus really the only thing that we can and should call God’s Word?” and “Isn’t the Bible just a man made collection of writings all centered on the same thing, Jesus Christ?” This paper summarizes some of the evidences for the Old and New Testament canon’s accuracy in choosing God breathed, authoritative writings and then reflects on the wide ranging
This statement by Oden and his argument on the inclusion of women in ordained ministry shows Oden’s bias betraying him because he speaks of “good foundations in Scripture” when some of his references to scripture seem to be taken out of context. This essay suggests that arguments for the inclusion of women in ministry could be from the point of view that God is mystery and so are his works and as such, cannot be put in a box. If God chooses to call a woman or a less obvious choice to ordained ministry then who are we to judge? This is evident from God’s call to Deborah and also God calling David instead of his brothers who were more obvious choices. Also, the Israelites were expecting the messiah to be born in a palace and he was born in a manger. It is up to the Holy Spirit to decide who to call and perhaps not for us to begin to understand why God calls mortals in the first
First I will give you a background of exegesis. Webster's New World Dictionary(1990), defines exegesis as, the interpretation of a word, passage, etc., esp. in the Bible. This definition is a worldly. To understand the true meaning and background I looked in John H. Hays book called, Biblical Exegesis, for the answer. He says that the term "exegesis" itself comes from the Greek word exegeomai which basically meant " to lead out of." When applied to texts, it denoted the " reading out" of the meaning. The noun, therefore, could refer to "interpretation" or " explanation." Thus whenever we read a text or hear a statement which we seek to understand and interpret, we are involved in exegesis.
There have been many depictions of God through the history of human culture. While some not the most accurate depictions to more symbolic depictions. From the average God with the white beard and tunic to a bright light with a thunderous voice to pop culture depictions such as Thanos and Odin from Marvel, Golden Superman from D.C., and The Creator from Darksiders. One depiction that runs many parallels to the christian mythos as if it was inspired from it is The Force from the Star Wars universe. Before conjuring the idea the The Force is God, it should be understood that the christian mythos is not at all shaped from the star wars universe and it should merely seen as more symbolic rather than Star Wars intervened the Christian beliefs. For
A common misconception of the early church is that women were invisible, when that is simply not true. There were various women in charge of churches, women prophets, and women at the center of the spread of Christianity. However, this is not to say that their leadership in later centuries continued or that biblical depictions of women have always been sympathetic. Therefore, this paper will attempt to summarize one primary source that provides evidence of the instrumental roles women played in the early church, a short analysis of the depictions of women in the Bible, and an analysis of women in the early church.
Early modern views of women were largely routed in Biblical proof of women’s inferiority and
The bible consists of the Old Testament and New Testament. It is a collection of scriptures and sacred texts that Jews and Christians consider to be a divine inspiration of the relationship between God and humans. The Bible comprises sixty-six books, and is written by many different authors, which contain an astounding variety of literary styles. It provides many stories about the journeys, battles, and the life of Jesus. The Bible is extremely significant for Christians as it contains many different types of writings including psalms, prayers and the four gospels. It discusses the disciples, and shows us how Christianity originally developed. Christians believe that every word of the Bible comes from God, and that his ideas are transmitted to us, as humans.
The Bible contains sixty-six books in different styles. In the beginning it tells a story of God’s movement of creation, and the series of stories about the lives of people who overcome battles by using a faith-based journey. With the last sixty-six book of revelation, which is the most difficult book to understand, it describes the details of an eternal place call Hell. To understand substance of the bible you will have to obtain the history, cultural, and the literary background of the bible. The bible is broken up into two parts: The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament begins with Genesis and ending with Malachi describing prophecies of the coming of Christ. The New Testament lays the foundation of the Messiah who died on the cross for our sins.
Over the years, literature of ancient Greece and Rome has affected art, religion, philosophy, science and mathematics, medicine, drama, and poetry profoundly. It has served as a basic model for the development of later European literatures and, consequently, the writings of the historians, geographers, philosophers, scientists, and rhetoricians are read today as sources of historical information and enjoyment.