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Series-Subjects Relevant to an Informed Opinion about Christian Women in
Ministry
First created in January, 1996, Revised January 10, 2007

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Carolyn Goodman Plampin
Coordinator Subjects Relevant to an Informed Opinion
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Master of Teaching, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil, March 20, 1968
Master of Divinity, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, June 2, 1978
Missionary to Brazil of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1957-1988
Academic dean (without title) and professor, Instituto Biblico Batista, A.B. Deter and
Seminário Teológico Batista do Paraná, Curitiba, 1959-1979
Academic dean and professor, Seminário de Educacao Crista, Recife, 1980-1986
e-mail: cplampin@ix.netcom.com
CONTENTS
NEW TESTAMENT AS A WHOLE
CORRECT TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION
ATTITUDE AND TEACHING OF JESUS

The New Testament as a whole should be taken into consideration as we form our opinion about women in ministry. Start with those magnificent scholarly women Bushnell and Starr.
Bibliography on New Testament as a Whole
Bilezikian, Gilbert. BEYOND SEX ROLES, WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT A WOMAN'S PLACE IN CHURCH AND FAMILY. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1986.
Bushnell, Katherine C. GOD'S WORD TO WOMEN. ONE HUNDRED BIBLE STUDIES ON WOMEN'S PLACE IN THE DIVINE ECONOMY, 1912, 1923.
Read, download or order book from God's Word to Women Publishers, http://www.godswordtowomen.org, or
order book from Christians for Biblical Equality, http://www.cbeinternational.org, 122 West Franklin Ave., Suite 218, Minneapolis, MN 55404-2451, e-mail: Christians for Biblical Equality, cbe@cbeinternational.org.
Evans, Mary J. WOMAN IN THE BIBLE, AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CRUCIAL PASSAGES ON WOMEN'S ROLES. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983.
Fiorenza, Elizabeth Schussler. "'You Are Not To Be Called Father,' Early Christian History in a Feminist Perspective," CROSS CURRENTS, Vol. 29, No. 3, Fall 1979, pp. 301-323.
Haubert, Katherine M. WOMEN AS LEADERS, ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE OF SCRIPTURE. Monrovia, CA: MARC, 1993.
Hayter, Mary. THE NEW EVE IN CHRIST: THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE BIBLE IN THE DEBATE ABOUT WOMEN IN THE CHURCH. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1987.
Hoppin, Ruth, PRISCILLA'S LETTER, FINDING THE AUTHOR OF THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS. Fort Bragg, CA: Lost Coast Press, 1997.
Kroeger, Catherine Clark VIDEO "Biblical Equality in the First Century Church." (Begins with the foundation laid by Jesus, goes on to the events surrounding Pentecost, and then discusses the establishment of the house churches and those who participated in this movement.) Order from Christians for Biblical Equality, see Bushnell for address.
Parvey, Constance F. "The Theology and Leadership of Women in the New Testament" in Ruether, Rosemary Radford, ed. RELIGION AND SEXISM, IMAGES OF WOMAN IN THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974, pp. 117-149.
Starr, Lee Anna. THE BIBLE STATUS OF WOMAN. Zarepath, NJ: Pillar of Fire, 1955.
Swidler, Leonard. BIBLICAL AFFIRMATIONS OF WOMEN. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1979.

The correct translation and interpretation of the passages on women in the Bible is of major concern to those who believe the Bible to be the authoritative word of God.
Bibliography on Correct Translation and Interpretation
Bartchy, S. Scott. "Power, Submission, and Sexual Identity among the Early Christians," in Wetzel, C. Robert, ed. ESSAYS ON NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY. Cincinnati: Standard, 1978. (Separates the texts on women into normative and problematic.)
Bloesch, Donald G. IS THE BIBLE SEXIST? BEYOND FEMINISM AND PATRIARCHALISM. Westchester: Crossway, 1982.
Mickelsen, A. Berkeley and Alvera. "Does Male Dominance Tarnish Our Translations?" CHRISTIANITY TODAY, October 5, 1979, pp. 23-29.
Swartley, Willard M. SLAVERY, SABBATH, WAR, AND WOMEN. Herald Press, 1983.

The attitude and teaching of Jesus should be the very center of our beliefs on the ministry of women. Start with a book like Southard.
Bibliography on Attitude and Teaching of Jesus
Moltmann-Wendel, Elisabeth. THE WOMEN AROUND JESUS. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1982.
Southard, M. Madeline. THE ATTITUDE OF JESUS TOWARD WOMAN. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1929.
Stagg, Evelyn and Frank. WOMAN IN THE WORLD OF JESUS. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1978.
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