Contents
Guide to Electronic Versions
Preface
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From the Beginning
Genesis and Truth
The Beginning of Genesis
Genesis 1 ▷ Male and Female
Genesis 2 ▷ Flesh of My Flesh
Genesis 2 ▷ Subordination
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Sin and the New Adam
Genesis 3 ▷ The Man’s Rule
The New Mankind
Community and Subordination
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The Family ▷ Husbands and Wives
The Husband’s Role
The Wife’s Role
Raising Children
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The Family ▷ Key Texts
Ephesians 5:22–33 ▷ As Christ
1 Peter 3:1–7 ▷ Joint Heirs
The Roles of Husbands and Wives
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The People ▷ Service and Position
Prophesying, Teaching, Charitable Service
Women in Missionary and Pastoral Service
Men and Governmental Positions
Roles and Community Structure
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Social Roles and Galatians 3:28
The Thrust of Galatians 3:28
Galatians 3:28 and Social Differences
Abolitionism
The Value of Role Differences ▷
The New Testament View -
The Community ▷ Key Texts
(1 Corinthians 11:2–16; 14:33–36)1 Corinthians 11:2–16 ▷ Dishonoring Their Heads
1 Corinthians 14:33–36 ▷ She Should Be Subordinate
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The Community ▷ Key Texts
(1 Timothy 2:8–15)The Thrust of the Passage
The Grounding of the Passage
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Summary ▷ The New Testament Teaching as a Whole
Summary of the New Testament Teaching
Authority of the Teaching
The Intent of the Teaching
Concluding Observations
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Note on Method ▷ Exegesis
The Exegetical Approach
Christian Liberationist Exegesis
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The New Testament Approach ▷
Jesus and PaulA Distinctive New Testament Approach
Jesus and First-Century Judaism
Paul and Pagan Culture
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The New Testament Approach ▷
Setting and CultureThe New Testament and Social Structure
The New Testament in Its Setting
The Question of “Culture”
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Christian Tradition ▷ Husbands and Wives
What Is Tradition?
Family Order in Tradition
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Christian Tradition ▷ Government of the Community
The Evidence for Governing Positions
The Strength of Tradition
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The Authority of Scripture
The Nature of Scriptural Authority
Submission to Scripture
Is This Fundamentalism?
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Bypassing Scriptural Authority
Modern Bypasses
The Real Challenge
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Men’s and Women’s Differences ▷
Individual CharacteristicsUnderstanding Men’s and Women’s Differences
Descriptive Social Science
Experimental Psychology
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Men’s and Women’s Differences ▷
Social Structural CharacteristicsThe Social Structural Patterns of Men and Women
Explaining the Social Structural Data
Conclusion ▷ Individual Characteristics and Social Structural Characteristics
Consequences and Directions
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Note on Method ▷ Social Science
The Distinctiveness of This Book’s Approach
Feminist Social Science
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The New Social Environment ▷
Technological SocietyTechnological and Traditional Societies
Functional and Relational Principles of Social Structure
Social Structure in Technological Society
The Family in Technological Society
Men’s and Women’s Roles and the Misinterpretation of Social History
Evaluating Technological Society
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The New Intellectual Environment ▷
Ideology and ChristianityModern Ideological Positions
The Christian Response
Concluding Observations
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Applying Scriptural Teaching
What Is Its Meaning for Now?
The Intent of Scripture
Some Principles of Application
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The Bases of a Christian Approach Today
Becoming a People
Restoring Christian Relationships ▷
Relational GroupingsRestoring Christian Social Structure ▷
Social RolesAlternate Social Patterns ▷
Traditionalism and Socialism -
Guidelines for a Modern Christian Approach to Men’s and Women’s Roles
Basic Prerequisites for Men’s and Women’s Roles
Key Biblical Teaching on Men’s and Women’s Roles
Adapting to Technological Society
Relating Outside of Christian Community
The Feasibility of a Christian Restoration of Men’s and Women’s Roles
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Special Issues in Constructing a Modern Christian Social Structure
Strengthening Family Life
Structures of Christian Leadership
Male and Female Personality
Relationships between Men and Women
Single People
The Need for a Pastoral Strategy
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Ordination, Occupation, Legislation
Ordination of Women
Women and Occupations
Legislation
Christians in the World