What Paul Really Said About Women: The Apostle's Liberating Views on Equality in Marriage, Leadership, and Love (1988 Bristow), book

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What Paul Really Said About Women: The Apostle's Liberating Views on Equality in Marriage, Leadership, and Love (1988) is a book by John T. Bristow.

Abstract

"A challenge to the traditional understanding of St. Paul's epistles and sexism in today's church ... Reassesses the message of Paul's epistles, arguing that his philosophies were more egalitarian than is commonly thought."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1988.

Table of contents

Preface: Surprises that led to the writing of this book -- Where the idea that women are inferior to men really began -- New roles for husbands and wives -- Women as leaders in the church -- Educating women -- The question of dress and hairstyles -- Is celibacy holy? -- The slandered apostle.

External links

  • [ Google Books]