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Bibliography on the Gender Roles Question
Books since 2000
Belleville, Linda, Craig Blomberg, Craig Keener, Thomas Schreiner. Two Views on Women in Ministry. Ed.: James R. Beck, Stanley N. Gundry. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
Bloesch, Donald. Is the Bible Sexist? Beyond Feminism and Patriarchalism. Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock, 2001. (Reprint from 1982.)
Holmes, J. M. Text in a Whirlwind: A Critique of Four Exegetical Devices at 1 Tmothy 2:9-15. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000.
Hurley, James B. Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective. Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock, 2002. (Reprint from 1981.)
Pierce, Donald, Rebecca Merrill Groothuis, Gordon Fee, ed. Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity without Hierarchy. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2004.
Saucy, Robert L., ed. Women and Men in Ministry: A Complementary Perspective. Chicago: Moody, 2001.
Schreiner, Thomas R. Women in the Church: An Analysis and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Scorgie, Glen G. The Journey Back to Eden. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
Stackhouse, John G., Jr. Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Sumner, Sarah. Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003.
Books
Bacchiocchi, Samuele. Women in the Church: A Biblical Study of the Role of Women in the Church. Berrien Springs, Mich: Biblical Perspectives, 1987.
· Incl 2 other articles; forward by Grudem and James Hurley
Balch, David L. Let Wives Be Submissive: The Domestic Code in 1 Peter. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1981.
Barton, Ruth Haley. Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership. Downers Grove : IVP, 1998.
Becker, Carol E. Leading Women: How Church Women Can Avoid Leadership Traps and Negotiate the Gender Maze. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996.
Bilezikian, Gilbert G. Beyond Sex Roles: A Guide for the Study of Female Roles in the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.
Bloesch, Donald G. Is the Bible Sexist? Beyond Feminism and Patriarchalism. Westchester: Crossway Books, 1982.
Boomsma, Clarence. Male and Female, One in Christ: NT Teaching on Women in Office. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
· Specific to the reformed church, in design, but obviously has much broader implications.
Bruce, M., and G.E. Duffield . Why Not? Priesthood and the Ministry of Women. Appleford, U.K: Marcham Books, 1976.
· Deals with ordination of women. At least 1 article is by a traditionalist (Packer–“postscript: I believe in Women’s Ministry”)
Cantarella, Eva. Pandora’s Daughters: The Role and Status of Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Trans. Maureen B. Fant. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1967.
Carmody, Denise Lardner. Feminism and Christianity: A Two-Way Reflection. Nashville: Abingdon, 1982.
· ?? 188 pages
Carroll, Jackson W., Barbara Hargrove, and Adair T. Lummis. Women of the Cloth. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1984.
Clarke, Stephen B.. Man and Woman in Christ. Michigan: Servant Books, 1980.
Clouse, Bonnidell, and Robert G. Clouse, ed. Women in Ministry: Four Views. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.
Colwell, Jerry D. A Survey of Recent Interpretations of 1 Tim 2:11-14, With Reference to the Role of Women in the Church. Microform: , 1984.
Evans, Mary J. Woman in the Bible: An Overview of All the Crucial Passages on Women’s Roles. Downers Grove: IVP, 1984.
Field-Bibb, Jacqueline. Women Towards Priesthood: Ministerial Politics and Feminist Praxis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Fiorenza, Elisabeth S. Bread Not Stone: The Challenge of Feminist Biblical Interpretation. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984.
Fiorenza, Elizabeth S., and Mary Collins, ed. Women, Invisible in Theology and the Church. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1985.
· Series of lectures at a Concilium conference, it seems. Seems fairly feminist and not particularly evangelically focused.
Flynn, Leslie B. My Daughter, a Preacher !?!. Nanuet, NY: Flynn, 1996.
Foh, Susan T. Women and the Word of God: A Response to Biblical Feminism. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1979.
France, R.T.. Women in the Church’s Ministry: a Test-Case for Biblical Hermeneutics. Carlisle, UK: Paternoster, 1995.
Grenz, Stanley J., and Denise Muir Kjesbo. Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry. Downers Grove: IVP, 1995.
Gritze, Sharon Hodgen. Paul, Women Teachers, and the Mother Goddess at Ephesus. Maryland: University Press of America, 1991.
Groothuis, Rebecca M. Good News for Women. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997.
Groothuis, Rebecca M. Women Caught in Conflict: The Culture War Between Traditionalism and Feminism. Grand Rapids: Baker , 1994.
Groothuis, Rebecca M. The Feminist Bogeywomen: Questions and Answers about Evangelical Feminism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
· Short: 32 pages
Gundry, Patricia. Neither Slave nor Free: Helping Women Answer the Call to Church Leadership. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
Hagen, June Steffensen, ed. Gender Matters. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990.
Hassey, Janette. No Time for Silence. Grand Rapids: Academie, 1986.
Hayter, Mary. The New Eve in Christ. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987.
Hestenes, Roberta, and Lois Curley, ed. Women and the Ministries of Christ. Pasadena: Fuller Theological Seminary, 1979.
House, H. Wayne. The Role of Women in Ministry Today. Nashville: Nelson, 1990.
House, H. Wayne. An Investigation of Contemporary Feminist Arguments on Paul’s Teaching on the Role of Women in the Church. Microform: , 1985.
Howe, E. Margaret. Women and Church Leadership. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.
Hull, Gretchen Gaebelein. Equal to Serve. Old Tappan, N.J.: Revell, 1987.
Hunt, Susan, and Peggy Hutcheson. Leadership for Women in the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
· Forward by James Kennedy
Hurley, James B. Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective: a Study in Role Relationships and Authority. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.
Jewett, Paul K. Man as Male and Female. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Jewett, Paul K. The Ordination of Women. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980.
Kassian, Mary A. The Feminist Gospel. Wheaton: Crossway, 1992.
Kassian, Mary A. Women, Creation, and the Fall. Westchester: Crossway, 1990.
Keener, Craig S. Paul, Women & Wives: Marriage and Women’s Ministry in the Letters of Paul. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1992.
· Argues that teaching is not more authoritative than prophesying, which is open to women. Also argues for “domineer” in 1 tim 2.
Keyes, Mardi. Feminism and the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP, 1995.
· ?? 32 pages
Knight, George W, III. The Role Relationship of Men and Women: NT Teaching. Chicago: Moody Press, 1985.
· Appended Grudem’s article re kephale
Kroeger, Richard and Catherine. Women Elders: Called by God?. Louisville: Justice for Women Committee, Women’s Ministry Unity, Presbyterian Church (USA), 1992.
Kroeger, Richard and Catherine. Women Elders: Saints or Sinners?. New York: Council on Women in the Church; United Presbyterian Church, USA, 1981.
Kroeger, Richard Clark, and Catherine Clark Kroeger. I Suffer Not a Woman: Rethinking 1 Tim 2:11-15 in Light of Ancient Evidence. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
LaHaye, Beverley. The Restless Woman. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.
· Another perspective on feminism
Lutz, Lorry. Women as Risk-Takers for God. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.
Malcolm, Kari Torjesen. Women at the Crossroads: A Path Beyond Feminism and Traditionalism. Downers Grove: IVP, 1982.
Martin, Faith M. A Response to “Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood”. Minneapolis: Christians for Biblical Equality, 1995.
· 20 pages. Apparently just a short thing put out by CBE to respond. Obviously going to be more egalitarian.
Mickelson, Alvera, ed. Women, Authority & the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP, 1986.
Mollenkott, Virginia. Women, Men and theBible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1977.
Muir, Elizabeth G. Petticoats in the Pulpit. Toronto: United Church Publishing House, 1991.
· Historical discussion re frontier america
Pape, Dorothy R. In Search of God’s Ideal Woman. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1976.
Perriman, Andrew. Speaking of Women: Interpreting Paul. Leicester: Appollos, 1998.
Piper, John, and Wayne Grudem, ed. Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Wheaton: Crossway, 1991.
Pomeroy, Sarah B. Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity. N.Y: Schocken, 1975.
Rhodes, Lynn N. Co-Creating: A Feminist Vision of Ministry. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1987.
· Not likely to be as conservative; clearly feminist
Scanzoni, Letha Dawson, and Nancy A. Hardesty. All We’re Meant to Be. Nashville: Abingdon, 1986.
Schmidt, Alvin John. Veiled and Silenced: How Culture Shaped Sexist Theology. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press, 1989.
Spencer, Aida B. Beyond the Curse: Women Called to Ministry. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1989.
Stagg, Evelyn, and Frank Stagg. Women in the World of Jesus. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1978.
Stendahl, Krister. The Bible and the Role of Women. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1966.
Storkey, Elaine. What’s Right with Feminism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986.
Swartley, Willard M. Slavery, Sabbath, War, and Women: Case Issues in Biblical Interpretation. Scottdale PA: Herald Press, 1983.
Tarasar, Constance J. Women in the Mission of the Church: Theological and Historical Reflections. : , .
Thiessen, Gerd. The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984.
Toews, John E, Valerie Rempel and Katie Funk Wiebe, ed.. Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Women in Ministry in the Church. Winnipeg: Kindred Press, 1992.
· Apparently argues that 1 tim 2 is primarily for the family context (at least Toews article does.) arguments as presented 2nd hand seem a little weak at times.
Tucker, Ruth A. Women in the Maze: Questions and Answers on Biblical Equality. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992.
· Historical, tries to remain somewhat neutral, though clearly not written from a strong conservative standpoint. Helpful re some main trends and identifying some false generalizations (see preface)
Tucker, Ruth A., and Walter Liefeld. Daughters of the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987.
Van Leeuwen, Mary Stewart. Gender & Grace: Love, Work and Parenting in a Changing World. Downers Grove: IVP, 1990.
Van Leeuwen, Mary Stewart, et al. After Eden: Facing the Challenge of Gender Reconciliation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
Verner, David C. The Household of God: The Social World of the Pastoral Epistles. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1983.
Warkentin, Marjorie. Ordination: A Biblical-Historical View. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982.
Williams, Don. The Apostle Paul and Women in the Church. Van Nuys: Bim Publishing Co, 1997.
Witherington, Ben III. Women in the Earliest Churches. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Witherington, Ben, III. Women in the Ministry of Jesus: A Study of Jesus’ Attitudes to Women and their Roles as Reflected in His Earthly Life. Cambridge NY: Cambridge University Press, 1984.
Young, Pamela Dickey. Feminist Theology / Christian Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.
Articles
Allison, Robert W, "Let women be silent in the churches (1 Cor 14:33b-36): what did Paul really say, and what did it mean?," JSNT no 32(1988):27-60.
Amjad-Ali, Christine, "The equality of women: form or substance (1 Corinthians 11:2-16) [repr]," Voices from the margin; ed by R Sugirtharajah, 1991.
Anderson, Edward B, "Power on her head [1 Cor 11:2-16 in Eng trans; il]," Living Orthodoxy 14(1992):19-22.
Arichea, Daniel C, "The Silence of Women in the Church: Theology and Translation in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36," BibTr 46(1995):101-112.
Baldwin, H. Scott. "A Difficult Word: authenteo in 1 Timothy 2:12." In Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15, ed. A.J. Kostenberger, T.R. Schreiner and H.S. Baldwin, . Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
The term means have authority, doesn’t mean domineer.
Baldwin, H. Scott. "Authenteo in Ancient Greek Literature." In Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15, ed. A.J. Kostenberger, T.R. Schreiner and H.S. Baldwin, . Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
Barnett, Paul W, "Wives and women's ministry (1 Timothy 2:11-15)," EvQ 61(1989):225-238.
Barnett, Paul W, "Women in the church: with special reference to 1 Tim 2 [analysis of the context in which Paul wrote; reply, K Giles, pp 65-87]," The Bible and women's ministry; ed by A Nichols, 1990.
Barron, Bruce, "Putting women in their place: 1 Timothy 2 and evangelical views of women in church leadership," JETS 33(1990):451-459.
Barton, Steven C, "Paul's sense of place: an anthropological approach to community formation in Corinth [paper, NT Seminar, Kings College, London, 1982]," NTS 32 No 2(1986):225-246.
Bassler, Jouette, "Adam, Eve, and the pastor: the use of Genesis 2-3 in the Pastoral Epistles," Genesis 1-3 in the history of exegesis; ed by G Robbins, 1988.
Baugh, S.M.. "A Foreign World: Ephesus in the First Century." In Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15, ed. A.J. Kostenberger, T.R. Schreiner and H.S. Baldwin, . Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
Baugh, Steven M, "The Apostle among the Amazons [I Suffer Not a Woman: Rethinking 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in Light of Ancient Evidence, by R C Kroeger and C C Kroeger, 1992; review article]," WTJ 56(1994):153-171.
Bavel, Tarsicius J van, "Women as the Image of God in Augustine's De trinitate XII," Signum pietatis; ed by A Zumkeller, 1989.
Bedale, Steven. “The Meaning of Kephale in the Pauline Epistles.” Journal of Theological Studies 5, October (1954): 211-16.
Borresen, Kari E, "God's image, is woman excluded? medieval interpretation of Gen 1,27 and I Cor 11,7," Image of God and gender models; ed by K Borresen, 1991.
Borresen, Kari E, "God's image, man's image? patristic interpretation of Gen 1,27 and I Cor 11,7," Image of God and gender models; ed by K Borresen, 1991.
Boston, Linda, "A womanist reflection on I Corinthians 7:21-24 and I Corinthians 14:33-35," Journal of Women and Religion 9-10(1991):81-89.
Boucher, Madeleine, "Some unexplored parallels to 1 Cor 11:11-12 and Gal 3:28: the NT on the role of women," CBQ 31(1969):50-58.
Bowman, Ann L, "Women in ministry: an exegetical study of 1 Timothy 2:11-15," BibSac 149(1992):193-213.
Bowman, Ann L. “Women in Ministry: An Exegetical Study of 1 timothy 2:11-15.” Bibliotheca Sacra 149 Ap-Je (1992): .
Presumably a somewhat conservative approach
Bridges, Linda McKinnish, "Silencing the Corinthian men, not the women (an exegesis of 1 Corinthians 14:34-36)," The new has come; ed by A Neil and V Neely, 1989.
Brooten, Bernadette J, "Paul's views on the nature of women and female homoeroticism," Immaculate and powerful; C Atkinson; C Buchanan; M Miles; eds, 1985.
Brooten, Bernadette J, "Women and the churches in early Christianity," Ecumenical Trends 14 No 4(1985):51-54.
Campbell, Christina. “Principles of Female Ordination in the Old Testament.” Priscilla Papers 7,2 Spring (1993): .
Carey, George, "Women and authority in the Scriptures [repr]," Feminine in the church; ed by M Furlong, 1984.
Carson, Donald A, "Silent in the churches: on the role of women in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36," Recovering biblical manhood and womanhood; J Piper, et al, eds, 1991.