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" Women in Ecclesial Leadership: "
Perkins, Edna M.
Winston, Bruce
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1113716
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TLpq2384798772
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Perkins, Edna M.
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Winston, Bruce
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Women in Ecclesial Leadership:\ Perkins, Edna M.Winston, Bruce
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Regent University
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2020
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2020
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Ph.D.
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96
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| Abstract
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Galatians 3:26-29 proclaims that all who have received Christ as Lord and Savior are sons of God, suggesting that women have equal authority in the church. Galatians 3:28 has received substantial scholarly attention in recent years as part of the modern-day Christian debate of the role of women in the church. Galatians 3:26-29 proclaims that all in Christ, men as well as women, are sons of God, clothed with Christ, and heirs of the promise given to Abraham. However, there are still those in the modern church who limit this spiritual empowerment by asserting that women are not authorized to have teaching and authority roles over men. This study purports that the canonical established essential qualities of Galatian 3:26-29 in the New Testament demands that this passage is an authoritative instruction to all the church for every generation and all dwellings. The actual meaning of this passage is critical for our times, and we ought to discover how the Galatians understood the text. Hence, in light of the present confusion for many Christians, Galatians 3:26-29 was investigated by setting this verse in its historical and cultural context before examining the biblical exegetical intricacies involved. My methodology was social–scientific criticism and sociohistorical criticism, having the fundamental postulation that taking into consideration the historical conditions under which literature was created leads to a closer comprehension of the original meaning of the texts to their writers and first hearers. This is a textual study, exploring the history of the interpretation of Galatians 3:26-29 that may or may not have influenced the lives of women in various communities throughout the early church. The study concludes how the verses were understood and how they may or may not affect leadership roles for women in the modern church. When Galatians 3:26-29 and the implication of what it means to be a son of God are fully understood, it will be noted that a woman can be empowered and anointed to minister in the Spirit with full leadership roles with no limitations.
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Clergy
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Women in ecclesial leadership
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