How do gender roles manifest in the Old Testament? We take a closer look at whether male and female merely reflect the pattern of patriarchy in the culture, manifest God’s ideals, or reveal a journey that’s somewhere in between. This is a follow up to our class looking at gender and ministry.
Scriptures we referred to today include:
Genesis 1-3 - creation and fall
Exodus 15 - Miriam the prophet
Exodus 20 (and Prov 1) - listen and obey both parents
Numbers 27 - women inheriting property
Judges 4 - Deborah and Barak
Judges 4 - Jael the fighter
2 Sam 14 and 20 - wise women and civic leaders
2 Kings 11 - queen Athaliah
2 Kings 22 - Huldah the prophet
Proverbs 8-9 - wisdom personified as a woman
Proverbs 31 - the wise woman
Esther - the political leader
Ruth - loyalty, courage and initiation
Song of Songs - the initiator
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