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Review Summary: The author deals with the original Greek text. |
Date: 2008-12-09 |
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Details: This is the first book I read in which the author deals with what the hard passages on women in the Bible really say in the original Greek. In addition, he deals with the cultural context surrounding the hard passages. With that background he brings meaning to these passages that really make sense. |
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Review Summary: A must read for today's Christian man or woman |
Date: 2008-06-16 |
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Details: I just came on the site to check on a spelling of Bilezikian's name. I was pleasantly surprised to see it has gone into a new printing since the copy I read. This book was recommended to me after my professing Christian husband filed for divorce almost 9 years ago. I was struggling with the whole concept of my place as a woman. I have had my own doubts about the traditional teaching of women's place in the church, submission, and other related topics for much of my 30+ years as a bible student. I literally drank up his words. I can't wait to consume a few of the other titles I saw today. The only reason I don't give this book 5 stars is because your average reader will not tackle the length nor the depth of this book. Your casual seeker will be turned off. Only your seriously dedicated seekers of spiritual transformation will delve into the darkness of his own thinking to consider the light this book brings. |
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Review Summary: Faulty Exegesis |
Date: 2007-07-23 |
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Those seeking a fair, scholarly analysis of Bilezikian's original edition would do well to consider Thomas R. Schreiner's review which appeared in the Journal of The Evangelical Theological Society 30 (1987) pg 99-100. Schreiner takes the author to task for faulty exegesis at a number of points. He concludes that the Wheaton Professor's book "is not grounded on historical exegesis but on modern presuppositions. These persuppositions he laments sadly cause the author to read his theology and experiences "into the text."
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Review Summary: Beyond Sex Roles |
Date: 2007-05-21 |
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Details: Gilbert Bilezikian has done much to change my views of men and women's roles in the church and in life in general. This book was very thorough and thought-provoking. Bilezikian fully explains all the controversial verses in the old and new testaments that men have used in the church to keep women "in their place." He puts women on equal footing with men as it should be. |
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Review Summary: An Admirable Attempt to restore God-given equality |
Date: 2006-09-15 |
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Details: Bilezikian is definetly to be praised for promoting gender equality as he, and many others, believe is God's true design. Several of his arguments are very well-written and challenging, doubtless refreshing to those yearning to break free of the yokes of sexism.
Some have said that he contradicts himself by citing Genesis, yet calling many aspects of the Old testament invalid. I believe Bilezikian was referring to societal practices in the Old Testament as being invalid, whereas his referral to Genesis had not to do with society, but with God's plan when He first created the world. If you recall, God's plan for the world and the world's practices after the Fall were two completely separate things, so Bilezikian was really not at all contradicting himself by discrediting one and supporting the other. His overall argument is certainly valid. People DO need to step into modern times and stop trying to teach women to stay beneath men; in response to someone's statement that "The sexes were created for different services; is this so terrible?" No, but sexism is, so kindly swallow it before you speak of God. Adam and Eve were created for equal rule over Eden and God's design for equality still stands today; is THAT so terrible? And to answer another's question, these liberating views of equality HAVE been discovered before; you just apparently haven't been looking for them. Perhaps you should read Christ's lessons then, because He was actually the first after the Fall to truly introduce the idea of men and women serving equally under Him.
This book has many good points, but if you wish for a more in-depth study of Biblical equality, I recommend "Paul, Women and Wives" and "What Paul really said about Women" over this. |
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