Papers by Dr. Vivian A Petties
Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton'... more Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency of the United States presents a challenge for many in Christendom. We must first resolve the question as to whether it is biblical to have women in positions of leadership in the church before we can address whether or not a women should hold such a high public office. This article focuses on 1Timothy 2:1-15 in an effort to assist in moving the discussion of the place of women in leadership forward. 1 Timothy 2:8-15 has usually been used to explain why women should be excluded from the pastorate and other positions of leadership. Though much has been written on this topic there still seems to have been little progress in unifying the scholarly community with the central truths that do indeed lie within this passage. Whether orthodox or unorthodox, Protestant of Catholic, liberal or conservative there should be central agreement on some basic truths surroundi...
Regent University Round Table of Contemporary Research, 2008
Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's ca... more Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency of the United States presents a challenge for many in Christendom. We must first resolve the question as to whether it is biblical to have women in positions of leadership in the church before we can address whether or not a women should hold such a high public office. This article focuses on 1Timothy 2:1-15 in an effort to assist in moving the discussion of the place of women in leadership forward. 1 Timothy 2:8-15 has usually been used to explain why women should be excluded from the pastorate and other positions of leadership. Though much has been written on this topic there still seems to have been little progress in unifying the scholarly community with the central truths that do indeed lie within this passage. Whether orthodox or unorthodox, Protestant of Catholic, liberal or conservative there should be central agreement on some basic truths surrounding this passage. We can all agree that it was not Paul's intention to bring confusion into the Body of Christ. In fact, the reason for Paul's writing Timothy and others was always to establish doctrine, encourage, bring clarity or correction etc. The fact that this passage seems unclear to so many in the scholarly community suggests that Paul's' original intent has been obscured some how. Our goal then is to find out what Paul was attempting to clearly communicate to Timothy. We will apply some to the principles of socio-rhetorical criticism in our quest for the true meaning of this fascinating and controversial passage. There is no question that Paul is establishing doctrine within this passage. We begin by acknowledging various authors contributions to this discussion. We then cover some of the questions about various approaches to translation. We present the table which illustrates the repetitive progressive patterns which help to illuminate the truth. We then summarize our findings and offer suggestions for future research.
Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's ca... more Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency of the United States presents a challenge for many in Christendom. We must first resolve the question as to whether it is biblical to have women in positions of leadership in the church before we can address whether or not a women should hold such a high public office. This article focuses on 1Timothy 2:1-15 in an effort to assist in moving the discussion of the place of women in leadership forward. 1 Timothy 2:8-15 has usually been used to explain why women should be excluded from the pastorate and other positions of leadership. Though much has been written on this topic there still seems to have been little progress in unifying the scholarly community with the central truths that do indeed lie within this passage.
Regent University Global Leadership Round Table , 2008
Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's ca... more Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency of the United States presents a challenge for many in Christendom. We must first resolve the question as to whether it is biblical to have women in positions of leadership in the church before we can address whether or not a women should hold such a high public office. This article focuses on 1Timothy 2:1-15 in an effort to assist in moving the discussion of the place of women in leadership forward. 1 Timothy 2:8-15 has usually been used to explain why women should be excluded from the pastorate and other positions of leadership. Though much has been written on this topic there still seems to have been little progress in unifying the scholarly community with the central truths that do indeed lie within this passage. Whether orthodox or unorthodox, Protestant of Catholic, liberal or conservative there should be central agreement on some basic truths surrounding this passage. We can all agree that it was not Paul's intention to bring confusion into the Body of Christ. In fact, the reason for Paul's writing Timothy and others was always to establish doctrine, encourage, bring clarity or correction etc. The fact that this passage seems unclear to so many in the scholarly community suggests that Paul's' original intent has been obscured some how. Our goal then is to find out what Paul was attempting to clearly communicate to Timothy. We will apply some to the principles of socio-rhetorical criticism in our quest for the true meaning of this fascinating and controversial passage. There is no question that Paul is establishing doctrine within this passage. We begin by acknowledging various authors contributions to this discussion. We then cover some of the questions about various approaches to translation. We present the table which illustrates the repetitive progressive patterns which help to illuminate the truth. We then summarize our findings and offer suggestions for future research.
Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's ca... more Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency of the United States presents a challenge for many in Christendom. We must first resolve the question as to whether it is biblical to have women in positions of leadership in the church before we can address whether or not a women should hold such a high public office. This article focuses on 1Timothy 2:1-15 in an effort to assist in moving the discussion of the place of women in leadership forward. 1 Timothy 2:8-15 has usually been used to explain why women should be excluded from the pastorate and other positions of leadership. Though much has been written on this topic there still seems to have been little progress in unifying the scholarly community with the central truths that do indeed lie within this passage.
Conference Presentations by Dr. Vivian A Petties
Regent University Round Table of Contemporary Research, 2008
Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's ca... more Christians need to have a biblical perspective on all matters of leadership. Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency of the United States presents a challenge for many in Christendom. We must first resolve the question as to whether it is biblical to have women in positions of leadership in the church before we can address whether or not a women should hold such a high public office. This article focuses on 1Timothy 2:1-15 in an effort to assist in moving the discussion of the place of women in leadership forward. 1 Timothy 2:8-15 has usually been used to explain why women should be excluded from the pastorate and other positions of leadership. Though much has been written on this topic there still seems to have been little progress in unifying the scholarly community with the central truths that do indeed lie within this passage. Whether orthodox or unorthodox, Protestant of Catholic, liberal or conservative there should be central agreement on some basic truths surrounding this passage. We can all agree that it was not Paul's intention to bring confusion into the Body of Christ. In fact, the reason for Paul's writing Timothy and others was always to establish doctrine, encourage, bring clarity or correction etc. The fact that this passage seems unclear to so many in the scholarly community suggests that Paul's' original intent has been obscured some how. Our goal then is to find out what Paul was attempting to clearly communicate to Timothy. We will apply some to the principles of socio-rhetorical criticism in our quest for the true meaning of this fascinating and controversial passage. There is no question that Paul is establishing doctrine within this passage. We begin by acknowledging various authors contributions to this discussion. We then cover some of the questions about various approaches to translation. We present the table which illustrates the repetitive progressive patterns which help to illuminate the truth. We then summarize our findings and offer suggestions for future research.
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Papers by Dr. Vivian A Petties
Conference Presentations by Dr. Vivian A Petties