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Women in the Bible: What can they teach us about gender equality?

In die skriflig : tydskrif van die Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging, 2021-08, Vol.55 (1), p.e1-e9 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Women in the Bible: What can they teach us about gender equality?
  • Author: Bøsterud, Christin E
  • Subjects: auto-leadership ; auto-organisation ; Bible ; Bible and literature ; Bible as literature ; Christianity ; Equal rights ; Equality ; Ethics ; Female leadership ; Females ; Gender equality ; Gender equity ; God ; imago dei ; Leadership ; Men ; Narratives ; Roles ; Sexes ; Study and teaching ; Teaching ; Theology ; Women
  • Is Part Of: In die skriflig : tydskrif van die Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging, 2021-08, Vol.55 (1), p.e1-e9
  • Description: What can we learn about gender equality from the women in Scripture today? Can women in Scripture serve as role models for the women striving for leadership positions and could there be a potential correlation with current-day policies and practices supporting gender balance, and Christian ethical standards? This article, based on the Reformed paradigm, addresses women portrayed in formal and informal roles spanning from leaders, teachers, prophets and other prominent characters – each playing their roles in Scripture. It is argued that despite women often being placed in marginal positions in Scripture, they nevertheless permeate the Bible in narratives on resourcefulness, auto-leadership, and in their place in securing and upholding the Covenant with God. It will be demonstrated how women are presented as necessary partakers in the most significant of biblical narratives, and that their leadership exertion typically has a necessary role in the overarching scriptural scenarios. It will appear that by taking a closer approach to Scripture, we can take inspiration from female biblical leadership figures in most, if not all realms of today’s life.Contribution It will be clear that Scripture lends sufficient support to promote full and complete gender equality, whether this be expressed in corporate life, government, or family. The examples gleaned from Scripture will demonstrate how gender equality not only is something that Scripture allows, but also expects.
  • Publisher: Potchefstroom: AOSIS
  • Language: English;Afrikaans
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1018-6441
    EISSN: 2305-0853
    DOI: 10.4102/ids.v55i1.2754
  • Source: AOSIS OpenJournals
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