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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 262.14082 EAN: 9780310254379 Edition: Revised ISBN: 031025437X Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: September 01, 2005 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
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 Rating:  - very happyThe book was in great condition and came very fast. Thank you! Rating: - More Light than Heat The best introduction to the debate over women in ministry is by far and away Craig L. Blomberg's and James R. Beck's Two Views On Women In Ministry. Edited by two men, each conservative seminary professors (Denver Seminary) represent the opposing viewpoints, and call upon one man and one woman to each put forth an essay arguing for and against women in ministry. Craig Keener and Linda Belleville defend the Egalitarian position (allowing) while Tom Schreiner and Ann Bowman defend the Complementarian ... Read More Rating: - Counterpoint SeriesI'm going to apply this commentary for the entire Counterpoint Series published by Zondervan Publishing Company. My compliments to that company for creating this series. I initially purchased "Four Views on the Book of Revelation" but soon realized it was only one in a series. I got so much out of that volume, that I decided to purchase the entire set to study and keep for reference. My spiritual growth has been remarkable as a result. Seminary students and professionals would probably enjoy this ... Read More Rating:  - Too much overlap, needs some consolidation.This book talks about two positions within the Christian community relative to the view of women in ministry. The two positions are egalitarian (women can serve in any position within the church and are explicitly denied certain positions in only very rare culturally specific situations) and complimentarian (women can have certain roles in the church, but not all, including pastoral and elder positions). I think this discussion boils down to your hermeneutic principle. If you tend to read ... Read More Rating: - Great writing (for the most part), poor editingAs with previous "Counterpoints" books, this book is very technical, and the authors make much use of the original Greek and Hebrew biblical texts. The good parts of this book are very good -- meriting 5 stars easily for their coverage of the subject. Specifically, the essays by Keener and Belleville (promoting equality of roles in the church) and Schreiner (promoting male authority) are very well-researched and well-written. Anyone wanting a current understanding of the debate on gender roles in the church ... Read More 
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