Maria’s Reviews > The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth > Status Update

As a histrorian, I knew that women were kept out of leadership roles in my own congregation because Roman patriarchy had seeped back into the early church.
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Complementarianism rewards women who play by the rules.
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What if instead of replacing an ancient gender hierarchy, Paul was showing us how the Christian gospel sets even the Roman household free?
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... the Christian household codes demand that the husband do exactly the oppisite of what Roman law allowed: sacrificing his life for his wife instead of exercising power over her life. This, writes Peppiatt, is the "Christian revolution." 🤩😍 what a joy!!!!

Christianity was deviant and immoral because it was perceived as undermining ideals of Roma masculinity. 😱

....to Roman patriarchy is how early Christians were perceived by the Roman world: as "gender deviants."

Paul wasn't imposing Roman patriarchy on Christians; Paul was using a Jesus remix to tell Christians how the gospel set them free. ♥

Christians in the past may have used Paul to exclude women from leadership, but this doesn't mean that the subjugation of women is biblical.
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Men lead, women follow. Paul tells us so.
Is it any wonder my students hate Paul?
But what if we have been reading Paul wrong? 🤔🤔🤔

Patriarchy is created by people, not ordained by God.