Missing Sale - The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

Jon said:

I’ve seen this book in particular have the sale get picked up by Faithlife ebooks before when it’s on sale at Amazon.  

Thanks. I hope so.

DMB said:

Paul Caneparo said:

https://ebooks.faithlife.com/product/206710/the-making-of-biblical-womanhood-how-the-subjugation-of-women-became-gospel-truth

Thanks for bird-dogging the sale ... hopefully the 'bird' will alight in Logos!

I went ahead and got the Kindle version of Barr's work.  Normally I'm not too wound up on the 'divinely ordained' pecking-order ... better to notice who ends up cleaning the restrooms before Sunday services.

But this volume is better than earlier arguments.  She points out a few of the passages I hadn't noticed, which I agree for a semitic world would be significant.  And goes into the history of theologizing the pecking importance ... 'middle ages' and so on.

Granted, not particularly comfortable, if you grew up in a pecking-order church ... the logic is all there.

Recommended.

Whilst in the UK the issue isn't as divisive as it is in North America, I would have considered myself a complentarian. I was forced to consider my position when our church appointed a female pastor. So rather than read books from my viewpoint, I read books from opposing positions. I found these 2 helpful, as they actually justified their position from the Bible, rather than "we know better now", "Paul was wrong", "it's just unfair" type arguments.

https://ebooks.faithlife.com/product/25299/bourgeois-babes-bossy-wives-and-bobby-haircuts-a-case-for-gender-equality-in-ministry

https://ebooks.faithlife.com/product/43587/women-leaders-and-the-church

I haven't read the book in this thread, but a friend who was emotionally scared by complementarianism found it helpful.

Meant to be $3.19 today, but no sign Faithlife have been included in the sale.

It's now on sale at $3.99. I noticed a couple of other Brazos ebooks on sale too.

https://ebooks.faithlife.com/product/206710/the-making-of-biblical-womanhood-how-the-subjugation-of-women-became-gospel-truth

I have a friend who freelances for Brazos. It's just possible my comments to her have resulted in this. But either way hopefully we'll see more Brazos ebooks offered on sale.