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There was no single book; the services that would be provided by the Book of Common Prayer were to be found in the Missal (the Mass), the Breviary (daily offices), the Manual (the occasional services of baptism, marriage, burial etc.), and the Pontifical (services conducted by a bishop—confirmation, ordination). [2]
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. — 1 Timothy 2:12, KJV [ 1 ] The verse is widely used to oppose ordination of women as clergy, and to oppose certain other positions of ministry and leadership for women in large segments of Christianity .
The nazirite is described as being "holy" and "holy unto God"; [8] yet at the same time, he or she must bring a sin offering. This has led to divergent approaches to the nazirite in the Talmud , and later authorities, with some viewing the nazirite as an ideal, and others viewing the nazirite as a sinner.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you: do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
In her 1973 book Beyond God the Father, Mary Daly discussed The Woman's Bible, [55] and subsequent works by Letty Russell and Phyllis Trible furthered the connection between feminism and the Bible. Today, biblical scholarship by women has come into maturity, with women posing new questions about the Bible, and challenging the very basis of ...
Bushnell has been called the most prominent voice declaring the Bible as liberating of women. [16] Her classic book, God's Word to Women, [17] was first published in book form in 1921. At the time she was 65 years old. God's Word to Women began as a correspondence course in 1908. In 1916, the loose single sheets were bound into two paper ...
The verse literally translates to "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus". [2] David Scholer, New Testament scholar at Fuller Theological Seminary, believes that the passage is "the fundamental Pauline theological basis for the inclusion of women and men as equal and mutual partners in all of the ministries of the church."
In "The Duty of Kings and of the Judges and Officers," Tyndale says that the people, the subjects of the English kingdom, belong to God, and not the king. All men, including the king, must perform their earthly duties or answer to God; but the king is controlled by the Pope, creating a situation for like that of living in two nations, not one ...