Paul and Timothy.. and 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 (Main Forum)

by herbie , Tuesday, April 03, 2012, 21:27 (410 days ago) @ Mosley

That's as it should be, Mosley. When we are looking at the development of Christian ideas and practice, however, it is helpful to know to which generation a particular writing is directed. If in later documents we find a change of direction in practice, we can learn things about change in the church that may be of value to us today.

In the change that occasioned my previous comment, namely, the role of women in the community, it is comforting to me to realise that the restriction later put upon women was something the church itself took responsibility for. Perhaps today, in its own particular sociocultural circumstances, greatly different from anything preceding them in any other age, the church should take upon itself the responsibility to change things back again.

If women did once fill ministerial roles of teaching, silencing them does not remove their inherent giftedness to teach again.