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I did study the issue of the role of woman in the church and in the home. In the process of my studies I read 5 books on the subject. I did come down on the side of the complementarian postion that Grudem and Piper advance in this book. I found the book to be the most thorough book on the subject. Chapter 2 is a must read for those that just want a summary of their position. The appendix on the interpretation of the word "kephale" was very compeling to me. This is a must read for everyone who wants to study the issue and be honest intellectually with what scripture says.
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For anyone interested in the debate on the roles of men and women, this book is a must-read. This is the definitive answer of the complementarian position, which believes that men and women, while created equally in the image of God, are endowed by God with different gifts and roles that complement each other. These are rooted in creation. (The opposing view, the egalitarian position, asserts that such distinctions are cultural fabrications). The book is long but does not demand a front to back reading. Each article stands on its own, representing a different perspective and specified context or field of study. I think the book is excellent and decisively settles the issue.
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No matter if you agree with the authors or not, the thorough exegesis demands a response. This topic is very sensitive in our current culture and deserves this kind of attention in today's evangelical church. The modern nonsense that plagues Christian churches is commonly caused by poor exegesis from modern man's agendas. Many people even ignore certain texts because they don't want to disturb their own worldly conformed beliefs. This book will challenge anyone to read the text again, prayerfully and thoughtfully. Is it the Bible that influences our current beliefs or society? God's agenda or our personal sentiments?
This is a scholarly read and deals with Greek texts occassionally as well as theological concepts foreign sometimes to those not inclined to deeper theological issues. With that mentioned, this is very much worth the time investment.
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I've read a few of the other reviews here, and I frankly can't agree with the negative sentiments. Whether or not a person has a complementarian perspective, this book is still very informative and well written. It is not intended to be a book that is read from its beginning to its conclusion (although I did). Instead, it serves more as a reference volume, addressing various issues of men and women in marriage and in ministry. There are five sections that comprise this work.
The first section is an overview that moves rather quickly and sets the stage for the sections to follow. Exegetical and theological in nature, the second section is very meticulous and may be boring to some readers. The third section addresses male/female issues in church history, biology, psychology, sociology and law. After establishing a strong basis of support, the fourth section proceeds to apply the ways in which men and women can complement one another today in the the church, in the home, and in society. The fifth section briefly summarizes and comments upon the many points that have been made.
I recommend this title as a REFERENCE book. Reading it from cover to cover will prove challenging, much like trying to read an encyclopedia. Still, this work is a classic. I know of no other book on the market that provides such a strong, comprehensive explanation of the complementarian position.
For the pastor or teacher who is dealing with the issues surrounding the roles of men and women in marriage and in ministry, this book is a MUST READ.
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This book is important because it summarizes a virulent theological movement. No one can hope to understand the Southern Baptist Convention's recent statements about women without digging into the theological issues presented in this book.
This book is widely influential, and I doubt that the Southern Baptists' conservative faction had enough brain power between them to produce the SBC's 1997 statement on the family without the Council for Biblical Man and Womanhood providing the rhetoric needed to support the position.
Unfortunately, this book's point of view is wrong. The authors spend little time dwelling on how the Fall has affected creation, because they are determined to say that Male Dominance is part of God's plan for creation, not part of a sinful world. To these authors, the real threat to women - most of whom live in a world where they are vastly inferior in social position to men - isn't militant men like the Taliban, but feminists who blur gender distinctions. The authors echo the Fundamentalist misunderstanding that the West was "God's culture" until this century, and that the slide into Liberalism ruined a godly nation. They employ a highly-suspect "historical-critical" interpretation of Genesis 3:16 to subvert the obvious Biblical teaching that man and woman were equal before the Fall and that men now rule as a result of Sin's entrance into our world.
The truth is that all of human history has been one stain from Sin. The real threat to the vast majority of women isn't gender confusion - it's brutalization from men. God's Word teaches that this was not His plan for Adam and Eve. Too bad that the Southern Baptists - the same folks who fought to justify Slavery against the Biblical arguments of northern Baptist abolitionists - feel the need to resurrect the same arguments in favor of another Sinful institution and cause schism and division in the Church as a result.
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