Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 11
Abbreviations 13
My Odyssey 27
1 Backgrounds to Paul's Teaching regarding Man and Woman 31
2 Women Paul Names as Ministry Leaders 61
3 Paul's Theological Axioms Imply the Equality of Man and Woman 69
Part I Exegesis of Paul's Statements about Woman: Earlier Letters
4 Galatians 3:28: Man and Woman: One in Christ 79
5 1 Corinthians 7: The Equal Rights of Man and Woman in Marriage 105
6 1 Corinthians 11:2-16: Introduction 109
7 1 Corinthians 11:2-3: Head/Source Relationships 113
8 1 Corinthians 11:4: The Disgrace of a Man "Having Down from the Head" 141
9 1 Corinthians 11:5-6: The Disgrace of a Woman's Head "Uncovered" 147
10 1 Corinthians 11:7-10: Theological Reasons for Head-Covering Rules 175
11 1 Corinthians 11:11-12: The Equal Standing of Woman and Man in Christ 189
12 1 Corinthians 11:13-16: Shameful Head Coverings Explained as Hair 199
13 1 Corinthians 11:2-16: Conclusion and Application 211
14 1 Corinthians 14:34-35: Did Paul Forbid Women to Speak in Church? 217
Part 2 Exegesis of Paul's Statements about Woman: Later Letters
15 Ephesians 5:21-33 and Colossians 3:18-19: Husband-Wife Relationships 271
16 1 Timothy 2:8-15: Introduction: The Ephesian Church Situation Addressed in 1 Timothy 291
17 1 Timothy 2:8-11: "Let a Woman Learn in Quietness and in All Submission" 311
18 1 Timothy 2:12: Part I: "I Am Not Permitting a Woman to Teach" 319
19 1 Timothy 2:12: Part II: Does $$$ Separate Two Prohibitions or Conjoin Them? 337
20 1 Timothy 2:12: Part III: Does $$$Mean "Assume Authority"? 361
21 1 Timothy 2:13-14: The Need for Respect, the Danger of Deception 399
22 1 Timothy 2:15: Salvation through "the Childbirth" 417
23 1 Timothy 2:8-15: Conclusion 443
24 1 Timothy 3:1-13: and Titus 1:5-9: May Women Be Overseers and Deacons? 445
Conclusion: Paul Consistently Champions the Equality of Man and Woman in Christ 461
Select Bibliography 465
Select Hebrew Word Index 485
Select Greek Word Index 485
Scripture Index 487
Subject Index 500
Author Index 505