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| The two creation myths in Genesis provide different perspectives on the relationship between men and women; in {{bibleref2|Genesis|1:26-27}} male and female are created together, in the image of God, while | |||
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| in {{bibleref2|Genesis|2:24}}, ] is created first, and ] is created out of him.<ref name="Staggs">{{cite book|last1=Stagg|first1=Evelyn|last2=Stagg|first2=Frank|title=Woman in the World of Jesus|date=1978|publisher=Westminster Press|location=Philadelphia|isbn=0-664-24195-6|edition=1st}}</ref>{{rp|18-19}}<ref name=Nicole>{{cite journal|last1=Nicole|first1=Roger|title=Biblical Egalitarianism and the Inerrancy of Scripture|journal=Prisciilla Papers|date=30 April 2006|volume=20|issue=2|url=https://www.cbeinternational.org/resources/article/priscilla-papers/biblical-egalitarianism-and-inerrancy-scripture|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| {{bibleref2|Genesis|5:1-2}} reaffirms that perspective and has been described as interpretative of that decree of God's initial purpose.<ref name="Starr" /> | |||
| The {{Bibleref2|Genesis|2}} narrative has been called the "subordinating view" of woman for two reasons: man is created first, and woman is created out of man.<ref name="Staggs" /> | |||
| Although the {{Bibleref2|Genesis|2}} passage is often cited as biblical evidence that subordination represents God’s will for women, theologian ] disagrees. He believes women's place in the home, in society, and in the church is not an issue that can be conclusively determined by a few apparently restrictive passages. He writes that the starting point must be at the creation of humanity, as ] himself exemplified by quoting {{Bibleref2|Genesis|1:27}} and {{bibleref2|Genesis|2:24|}} in response to a question by the Pharisees.{{Bibleref2c|Matt.|19:4–5}} {{Bibleref2c|Mk.|10:6–7}}<ref name=Nicole>{{cite journal|last1=Nicole|first1=Roger|title=Biblical Egalitarianism and the Inerrancy of Scripture|journal=Prisciilla Papers|date=30 April 2006|volume=20|issue=2|url=https://www.cbeinternational.org/resources/article/priscilla-papers/biblical-egalitarianism-and-inerrancy-scripture|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ==Double standard and male priority== | ==Double standard and male priority== | ||
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The views of women presented in the Hebrew Bible (also called Tanakh in Judaism, Old Testament in Christianity and Taurat/Tawrah in Islam) are complex and often ambivalent. The question of women's status relative to men in the society depicted in the biblical books, i.e. Iron Age and Hellenistic era Judea, remains a central and controversial issue.
The Genesis creation accounts have been used to deprecate women on the authority of the Bible: Jews and Christians, throughout their history, have used the story of Adam and Eve to justify the inferior status for women. Thus, Paul and other early Christians looked to the Adam and Eve story to put the blame for the Fall on Eve and derived from that the conclusion that women should not be allowed to hold positions of authority or to teach.
Creation narratives
The two creation myths in Genesis provide different perspectives on the relationship between men and women; in Genesis 1:26–27 male and female are created together, in the image of God, while in Genesis 2:24, Adam is created first, and Eve is created out of him.
Double standard and male priority
In the Ten Commandments, the tenth commandment, a wife is depicted in the examples of a neighbor's property while the fourth commandment does not make any distinction based on gender; both parents must be honored.
See also
References
- ^ Stagg, Evelyn; Stagg, Frank (1978). Woman in the World of Jesus (1st ed.). Philadelphia: Westminster Press. ISBN 0-664-24195-6.
- Nicole, Roger (30 April 2006). "Biblical Egalitarianism and the Inerrancy of Scripture". Prisciilla Papers. 20 (2).