Presiding Bishop misses the boat about the prophesying woman
Presiding Bishop misses the boat about the prophesying woman
By Matthew Smith
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
June 20, 2013
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My neck is sore from all the head shaking I've been doing lately. It seems more vigorous than usual. In May, the Presiding Bishop of TEC gave a sermon in which she condemned St. Paul and expressed sympathy for the girl possessed by a spirit, as told in Acts 16:16 and following. The PB may think that she has struck upon a great feminist interpretation of this event-that St. Paul is guilty of sexism; he didn't want a woman to have spiritual gifts; he wanted to silence the woman-but, like most other things, her interpretation is entirely backwards. St. Paul is not at all sexist, and it should go without saying that it is ridiculous to project a 20th century political ideal onto a 1st century religious figure. In fact, St. Paul liberated the woman and saved her not only eternally, but saved her from earthly exploitation.
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By Matthew Smith
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
June 20, 2013
My neck is sore from all the head shaking I've been doing lately. It seems more vigorous than usual. In May, the Presiding Bishop of TEC gave a sermon in which she condemned St. Paul and expressed sympathy for the girl possessed by a spirit, as told in Acts 16:16 and following. The PB may think that she has struck upon a great feminist interpretation of this event-that St. Paul is guilty of sexism; he didn't want a woman to have spiritual gifts; he wanted to silence the woman-but, like most other things, her interpretation is entirely backwards. St. Paul is not at all sexist, and it should go without saying that it is ridiculous to project a 20th century political ideal onto a 1st century religious figure. In fact, St. Paul liberated the woman and saved her not only eternally, but saved her from earthly exploitation.Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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