21 WOMEN DEACONS WITH AUTHORITY? 167
Some evangelical feminists claim that women deacons had governing
authority in early church history
22 UNEDUCATED WOMEN IN EPHESUS? 171
Some evangelical feminists claim that Paul told the women in Ephesus
not to teach or exercise authority over men because they were uneducated
and therefore unqualified to do so
23 WOMEN TEACHING FALSE DOCTRINE IN EPHESUS? 179
Some evangelical feminists claim that Paul told the women in Ephesus
not to teach or exercise authority over men because they were teaching
false doctrine
24 WOMEN TEACHING A GNOSTIC HERESY IN EPHESUS? 187
Some evangelical feminists claim that Paul told the women in Ephesus
not to teach or exercise authority over men specifically because they were
teaching a Gnostic heresy about Eve being created before Adam
25 DOES “HEAD”MEAN “SOURCE”? 193
Some evangelical feminists claim that the Greek word kephal∑(“head”)
often meant “source” but did not mean “authority”
26 STRANGE MEANINGS FOR “AUTHORITY”—ARE THEY RIGHT? 199
Some evangelical feminists claim that the Greek word authenteø
(“exercise authority”) could mean “murder,” or “commit violence,” or
“proclaim oneself author of a man,” or could even have a vulgar
sexual meaning
27 IS THE SON NOT SUBORDINATE TO THE FATHER 207
IN THE TRINITY?
Some evangelical feminists claim that the doctrine of the eternal
subordination of the Son is contrary to historic orthodox
Christian doctrine
28 WOMEN BISHOPS IN THE EARLY CHURCH? 215
One evangelical feminist claims that a catacomb painting shows an
early woman bishop in Rome
29 THESE TEN UNTRUTHFUL OR UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS 219
ALSO UNDERMINE THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE
PART IV:
WHERE IS EVANGELICAL FEMINISM TAKING US?
30 THE NEXT STEP:DENIAL OF ANYTHING 223
UNIQUELY MASCULINE
31 ANOTHER TROUBLING STEP:GOD OUR MOTHER 227