Comments on: S+C | Women in the Bible http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible Interfaith Conversations Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:37:22 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Arthur Clifton http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-42 Arthur Clifton Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:06:27 +0000 http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible#comment-42 In yesterday's comment I forgot to mention the address of my website: http://www.abc-of-christianity.com/ In yesterday’s comment I forgot to mention the address of my website:
http://www.abc-of-christianity.com/

]]> By: Arthur Clifton http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-41 Arthur Clifton Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:33:12 +0000 http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible#comment-41 The 66 books of the Bible were written by some 40 authors who all lived between about 1500 BC and 100 AD. In those 16 centuries men just played a much more active and much more important role in social life than women. As a result of this situation men play a much more important role in the Bible, in the Jewish religion and in the Christian religion than women. BUT: You see this same phenomenon when studying the great classical philosophers, poets, statesmen, artists, scientists, etcetera who lived and worked between 1500 BC and 100 AD. Everybody has heard of men like Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Homer, Alexander the Great, Julius Ceasar......... but who can add the name of even one woman to these six names of men? In short: the fact that women only play a minor part in the Bible has nothing to do with the idea that God considers women less important or less capable than men, it has to do with the culture of those days. To be honest (as a Christian ought to be): one of the reasons why I join discussions like these is that I have written a website on the Bible and on Christianity, but I am an elderly man who has only very limited computer skills. I do not really know how to get visitors/readers for my website. A friend explained to me how link dropping works and that is what I am doing here. On the one hand I try to create a valuable contribution to a discussion, on the other hand this is also an attempt to get readers for my own website. The 66 books of the Bible were written by some 40 authors who all lived between about 1500 BC and 100 AD. In those 16 centuries men just played a much more active and much more important role in social life than women. As a result of this situation men play a much more important role in the Bible, in the Jewish religion and in the Christian religion than women.
BUT:
You see this same phenomenon when studying the great classical philosophers, poets, statesmen, artists, scientists, etcetera who lived and worked between 1500 BC and 100 AD. Everybody has heard of men like Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Homer, Alexander the Great, Julius Ceasar……… but who can add the name of even one woman to these six names of men?
In short: the fact that women only play a minor part in the Bible has nothing to do with the idea that God considers women less important or less capable than men, it has to do with the culture of those days.

To be honest (as a Christian ought to be): one of the reasons why I join discussions like these is that I have written a website on the Bible and on Christianity, but I am an elderly man who has only very limited computer skills. I do not really know how to get visitors/readers for my website. A friend explained to me how link dropping works and that is what I am doing here.
On the one hand I try to create a valuable contribution to a discussion, on the other hand this is also an attempt to get readers for my own website.

]]> By: Meghan http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-35 Meghan Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:14:39 +0000 http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible#comment-35 I knew Lilith was a Bible character, but I didn't know the history. It was interesting to hear about women in the Bible and in American history (namely, Mrs. Eddy) who have been automatically faulted because of their gender, and because they were viewed as expressing masculine (?) qualities. I'm curious: how does this question relate to homosexuality and one gender expressing qualities typically expressed by the other gender? I greatly appreciate your willingness to discuss and hear what others have to say. It's a true conversation, not preaching or pressuring. I knew Lilith was a Bible character, but I didn’t know the history. It was interesting to hear about women in the Bible and in American history (namely, Mrs. Eddy) who have been automatically faulted because of their gender, and because they were viewed as expressing masculine (?) qualities. I’m curious: how does this question relate to homosexuality and one gender expressing qualities typically expressed by the other gender?
I greatly appreciate your willingness to discuss and hear what others have to say. It’s a true conversation, not preaching or pressuring.

]]> By: Valintino http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-20 Valintino Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:10:33 +0000 http://spiritualityandchristianity.com/sc-women-in-the-bible#comment-20 Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valiintino Guxxi Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valiintino Guxxi

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