Product Description

"Most evangelical discussion of the gender issue has been spent in feverish debate over the exegetical intricacies of the traditional prooftexts," writes Rebecca Merrill Groothuis. And though faithful exegesis is certainly crucial, a "myopic fixation on a handful of controversial biblical texts will not ultimately resolve the gender debate."

In Good News for Women, Groothuis looks at the Big Picture, the overall outline of biblical teaching on relationships between men and women. Written with the razor-sharp insight that prompted critical acclaim for Groothuis' first book, Good News for Women shows that biblical thought aligns more readily with gender equality than gender hierarchy, and that traditionalist prooftexts do not present an open and shut case in favor of universal male authority.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #540491 in Books
• Published on: 1996-12-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .89 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 274 pages

From Library Journal
Groothuis, a former staff member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, addresses here the issue of women and Christian ministry from an evangelical feminist point of view, with particular attention to biblical texts that evangelicals have misused to bar women from the ministry and enforce women's functional subordination both in general and especially in marriage. The author defends human equality as the basic, inherent, and universally applicable biblical teaching; she addresses traditionalist proof texts, showing that mistranslation, cultural bias, or local situation account for their seeming deviation from biblical principle. Finally, she explicitly addresses women's place not only in the ministry but also in marriage, finding mutual authority and mutual submission the best model to support Christian family and ministry. Highly recommended for public and seminary libraries.?Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood Coll., Farmville, Va.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ingram
Rebecca Merrill Groothuis makes a case for gender equality in the church through an examination of biblical "proof texts" often used to relegate women to what she sees as a subordinate place in the leadership and life of the church.

From the Back Cover
"Most evangelical discussion of the gender issue has been spent in feverish debate over the exegetical intricacies of the traditional prooftexts," writes Rebecca Merrill Groothuis. And though faithful exegesis is certainly crucial, a "myopic fixation on a handful of controversial biblical texts will not ultimately resolve the gender debate."

In Good News for Women, Groothuis looks at the Big Picture, the overall outline of biblical teaching on relationships between men and women. Written with the razor-sharp insight that prompted critical acclaim for Groothuis' first book, Good News for Women shows that biblical thought aligns more readily with gender equality than gender hierarchy, and that traditionalist prooftexts do not present an open and shut case in favor of universal male authority.

"A clear, cogent, and persuasive statement of the egalitarian view of marriage and church order."--Stanley Grenz

"The book has a solid biblical base and engages the traditionalist arguments with integrity and telling responses."--David Scholer