• Church authority and women's participation in church
• Considering the appropriateness of challenging church leadership regarding women's equal participation in church roles. This response to comments and questions includes the following sections:
• Part 1. The Christian standard: Jesus' non-descriminatory treatement of women
• Part 2. An illustration of repeated need for correction of an early church leader
• Part 3. Paul (a champion of women's participation) and later writings attributed to him that misrepresented him
• Part 4. Conclusion regarding the fallibility of early church leaders
• Part 5. What we can do to make things right
• Does textual and historical honesty undermine scriptural and/or church reliability/authority? (question/answer)
• Is it heresy to reexamine decisions/practices established by early church leaders regarding women's participation? (question/answer. The answer explores how even the venerable Peter needed to be corrected at times, both before and after Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.)
• The influence on the Textus Receptus of the Western Text 's "anti-feminist bias" (webpage article)
• Ordination: Why men should not be ordained (a parody) (question/answer)
• Submission -- its relevance for women & men today (question/answer)
• Were Peter and other Apostles married and did their wives accompany them? (question/answer)
• Were women or men disciples the first to see Jesus after the resurrection? (response to question)
• What are the consequences of not agreeing with the Bible, including 1 Cor 11? (response to question)
• Why should the church change the way it has treated women since the Apostolic Fathers? (question/answer)
• Women's Bible Commentary: a BibleTexts.com evaluation (response to queston)
• Women's Bible Commentary: a reader's endorsement (response to queston)

• Church history: History of partipation of women in the early church
• Anointing of Jesus - How many historical events? Who was the woman? (webpage article)
• Beloved Disciple and the author of the Fourth Gospel? John? (and which John?) OR possibly a woman? (webpage article)
• Bibliography on women's issues (bibliography)
• Churches that have ordained women (question/answer)
• Did Jesus ever oppose the male-dominated patriarchal mindset of his culture? (question/answer)
• Did Jesus restrict Apostles to being only men? (question/answer)
• House churches and the role of women (webpage article)
• Lydia's role in founding the church in Philippi (commentary)
• Marginalization of Christian women after the apostolic period (question/answer) This webpage addresses the following five topics:
• The Christian standand: Jesus' non-descriminatory treatment of women
• An illustration of repeated need for correction of an early church leader
• Paul (a champion of women's participation) and later writings attributed to him that misrepresented him
• Conclusion regarding the fallibility of early church leaders
• What we can do to make things right
• Patriarchy (question/answer)
• Phoebe, early church leader: Rom 16 really a letter of introduction for Phoebe written to the Ephesians (webpage article)
• Were women or men disciples the first to see Jesus after the resurrection? (response to question)
• Woman (Bible dictionary descriptions of woman)
• Women's participation in Paul's churches (webpage article)
• Women's participation in the Christian churches of Paul's day (webpage article)
• Women's participation in New Testament Christianity -- summary and some observations (webpage article)
• Women's roles in the early Christian church and in modern churches (essays listed on female-clergy.com)
• Women who followed Jesus, with all the references cited (webpage table with references)

• Events and videos pertaining to the roles of women in early Christianity and/or related issues.
• Events - upcoming
  • You are invited to send send information on events related to the issue of women's roles in the Christian church. Email at least the date, time, location (with street address), topic, and either an email address or web address that can provide further information to editor@bibletexts.com.
• Events - past
  • Apr 18, 2004 - "Conference explores roles, frustrations of women in Catholic church" (Boston Globe, boston.com). To read, click here.
  • Aug 5, 2004 - "Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" (UN Division for the Advancement of Women). Location: United Nations Headquarters, NY, NY. For more details, click here.
  • Feb 21, 2005, 6:30 pm, Washington, DC - "Principles of Spiritual Leadership" by Michele Karlskind, CS. Location: Kay Spiritual Life Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8010.
• Forums
  • Canon 1024 Ordination of Women. For more information, contact canon_1024.topic@ecunet.org.
• TV & video
  • "The First Christians: The Roles for Women" (PBS, Frontline). For more details, click here.
• Please email editor@bibletexts.com about events of which you are aware that pertain to the issue of the role of women in early Christianity and/or that issue's implications for today.

• God as both Father and Mother
• "Father-Mother God"- in the writings of Mary Baker Eddy (webpage article)
• "God our Father and our Mother" - part of Methodists' new prayer (webpage article)
• Mother-qualities of God, the Father - excerpt from Joachim Jeremias' article on "Abba" (webpage article)
• What do you mean by "Godde?" (a question to and answer by a guest contributor, who explains a term used by "Christian feminist writers")

• Marriage and home issues
• Adultery (webpage article)
• Did the original text of Mat 19:29 justify leaving one's "wife" for Christ's sake (question/answer)
• Divorce - What were the genuine teachings of Jesus and other early Christians? (webpage article)
• Homeschooling: What is the best literature-based approach for teaching Bible history in a homechool setting? (question/answer)
• Jesus and little children (explanation, including a description of women as model care-givers for children)
• Should only husbands minister to their wives...and not the other way around? (question/answer)
• Were Peter and other Apostles married and did their wives accompany them? (question/answer)

• Marriage (link to topical index of articles on marriage)

• New Testament women
  • Candace (Bible dictionary description)
  • Martha (Bible dictionary description)
  • Mary (Bible dictionary description)
  • Mary Magdalene (Bible dictionary description)
  • Rebekah (Bible dictionary description)
  • woman (Bible dictionary description)
  • woman anointing Jesus (webpage article)
  • woman crippled for 18 years (Bible dictionary description)
  • woman of Samaria (Bible dictionary description)

  • Women who followed Jesus, with all the references cited (webpage table with references)

• Old Testament women
  • Abigail (Bible dictionary description)
  • Esther (Bible dictionary description)
  • Jezebel (Bible dictionary description)
  • Ruth (Bible dictionary description)
  • Vashti (Bible dictionary description)

  • woman of Endor (Bible dictionary description)

• Scriptures that corrupt or misrepresent Paul and/or early Christian practices regarding women

• 1Corinthians 11:2-16 - Should women cover their heads when publicly praying or prophesying?
  • Commentary on 1Co 11:2-16 (commentary)
  • Kephale in 1Co 11 & early art showing women administering sacraments (question/answer)
  • Paul regarding women covering their heads (question/answer)
• 1Corinthians 14:33b-36 - "Women should be silent in the churches" - Did Paul really write this?
  • Commentary on 1Co 14:33-36 (commentary)
  • Did Paul really write 1Co 14:33b-36? (webpage article)
  • Did Paul really write 1Co 14:33b-36? - a lengthy question/answer dialog (question/answer)
  • What evidence is there that Paul didn't write 1Co 14:33b-36? (question/answer)
  • What is the meaning of 1Co 14:36? (question/answer)
  • What is the meaning of 1Co 14:36?" - additional question/response (question/answer)
• Act 18:26
  • The influence on the Textus Receptus and KJV of the Western Text 's "anti-feminist bias" (webpage article)
• Col 4:15
  • The influence on the Textus Receptus and KJV of the Western Text 's "anti-feminist bias" (webpage article)
• 1Ti 2:11,12
  • Misrepresentation of Paul's authentic teachings in Deutero-Pauline letters written in his name (question/answer)

• Textual criticism corrects bias against women
  • Changes to and destruction of texts and documents contrary to imperial church doctrines (commentary)
  • Destruction of documents and adherents contrary to imperial church doctrines (Q&A)
  • The influence on the Textus Receptus of the Western Text's "anti-feminist bias" (webpage article)

• Some other resources pertaining to the roles of women in early Christianity and/or related issues
  • Adam, man, or human beings (Gen 1:26,27) (brief explanation, and link to webpage article)
  • Family (whole family) (references)
  • Male and female (references and links to webpage articles)
  • Marriage (topical index)
  • Beliefnet.com, click here.
  • Christians for Biblical Equality, click here.
  • Egalitarian Christian Alliance, click here.
  • ReligiousTolerance.org, click here.
  • Sojourners, click here.
  • WomenAction, click here.
  • Women's Issues on UN Radio, click here.
  • World Association for Christian Communication, click here.
  • For more resources, click here.