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“In a world that didn’t accept the word of a woman as a valid witness, Jesus chose women as witnesses for his resurrection. In a world that gave husbands power over the very lives of their wives, Paul told husbands to do the opposite—to give up their lives for their wives. In a world that saw women as biologically deformed men, monstrous even, Paul declared that men were just like women in Christ.”
― The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
― The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
“Instead of being a point of pride for Christians, shouldn't the historical continuity of a practice that has caused women to fare much worse than men for thousands of years caused concern? Shouldn't Christians, who are called to be different from the world, treat women differently?
What if patriarchy isn't divinely ordained but is a result of human sin?”
― The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
What if patriarchy isn't divinely ordained but is a result of human sin?”
― The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
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