Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood - Desiring …

1 Recovering BIBLICALMANHOOD AND WOMANHOODA Response toEvangelical FeminismEdited byJohn Piper and Wayne GrudemCROSSWAY BOOKSWHEATON, ILLINOISA DIVISION OF GOOD NEWS PUBLISHERS2 Recovering Biblical Manhood and 1991 by the Council on Biblical Manhood and by Crossway Books, a division ofGood News Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, storedin a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical,photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, exceptas provided by USA copyright printing, 1991 Printed in the United States of AmericaThis book is sponsored by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood , Box317, Wheaton, IL may order booklets of chapters 1, 3, 4, 13, 22, and 23 by writing the Council onBiblical Manhood and Womanhood , Box 317, Wheaton, IL 60189.

2 Other chaptersmay be available as booklets in the near of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataRecovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood /John Piper andWayne Grudem, bibliographical references and Sex role-Religious Sex role- Biblical teaching-Miscellanea. 3. Men (Christian theology)-Miscellanea. (Christian theology)-Miscellanea. 5. Men (Christian theology)-Biblicalteaching-Miscellanea. 6. Woman (Christian theology)- Biblical teaching-Miscellanea. , John, 1946- .II. Grudem, Wayne, 343-dc2090-20258 ISBN 0-89107-586-099 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 9115 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 13To No l and Margaret4 TABLE OFCONTENTSA bout the Authors 7 PrefaceJohn Piper and Wayne Grudem 10 ForewordFor Single Men and Women (and the Rest of Us)John Piper 13 Section I: Vision and OverviewChapter 1: A Vision of Biblical Complementarity: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the BibleJohn Piper 25 Chapter 2: An Overview of Central Concerns:Questions and AnswersJohn Piper and Wayne Grudem 56 Section II: Exegetical and Theological StudiesChapter 3: Male-Female Equality and Male Headship:Genesis 1-3 Raymond C.

3 Ortlund, Jr. (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) 86 Chapter 4: Women in the Life and Teachings of JesusJames A. Borland (Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary) 105 Chapter 5: Head Coverings, Prophecies and the Trinity:1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Thomas R. Schreiner (Bethel Theological Seminary) 117 Chapter 6: Silent in the Churches :On the Role of Women in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36D. A. Carson (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) 133 Chapter 7: Role Distinctions in the Church:Galatians 3:28S. Lewis Johnson (Believers Chapel, Dallas) 148 Chapter 8: Husbands and Wives as Analogues of Christ and the Church:Ephesians 5:21-33 and Colossians 3:18-19 George W.

4 Knight III (Knox Theological Seminary) 161 Chapter 9: What Does It Mean Not to Teach or Have Authority Over Men?:1 Timothy 2:11-15 Douglas Moo (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) 1765 Chapter 10: Wives Like Sarah, and the Husbands Who Honor Them:1 Peter 3:1-7 Wayne Grudem 193 Chapter 11: The Valuable Ministries of Women in the Context of Male Leadership:A Survey of Old and New Testament Examples and TeachingThomas R. Schreiner (Bethel Theological Seminary) 211 Chapter 12: Men and Women in the Image of GodJohn M. Frame (Westminster Theological Seminary) 228 Chapter 13: The Church as Family: Why Male Leadershipin the Family Requires Male Leadership in the ChurchVern Sheridan Poythress (Westminster Theological Serminary) 237 Chapter 14: The Meaning of Authority in the Local ChurchPaige Patterson (Criswell College) 251 Section III: Studies from Related DisciplinesChapter 15: Church HistoryWomen in the History of the Church: Learned and Holy, But Not PastorsWilliam Weinrich (Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft.)

5 Wayne) 265 Chapter 16: BiologyThe Biological Basis for Gender-Specific BehaviorGregg Johnson (Bethel College, St. Paul) 285 Chapter 17: PsychologyPsychological Foundations for Rearing Masculine Boys and Feminine GirlsGeorge Alan Rekers (University of S. Carolina School of Medicine) 299 Chapter 18: SociologyThe Inevitability of Failure:The Assumptions and Implementations of Modern FeminismDavid Ayers (The King s College) 320 Chapter 19: LawIs It Legal for Religious Organizations to Make Distinctionson the Basis of Sex?Donald A. Balasa (Attorney, Chicago, IL) 343 Section IV: Applications and ImplicationsChapter 20: The Family and the Church:How Should Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Work Out in Practice?

6 George W. Knight III (Knox Theological Seminary) 353 Chapter 21: Principles to Use in Establishing Women in MinistryH. Wayne House (Western Baptist College) 3666 Chapter 22: The High Calling of Wife and Mother in Biblical PerspectiveDorothy Patterson (Criswell College) 371 Chapter 23: Where s Dad? A Call for Fathers with the Spirit of ElijahWeldon Hardenbrook (St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church, Santa Cruz) 384 Chapter 24: Women in Society:The Challenge and the CallDee Jepsen (Author, Washington, ) 394 Chapter 25: The Essence of Femininity: A Personal PerspectiveElisabeth Elliot (Author, Massachusetts) 400 Section V: Conclusion and ProspectChapter 26: Charity, Clarity, and Hope:The Controversy and the Cause of Christ(including a response to the statement by Christians For Biblical Equality)John Piper and Wayne Grudem 405 AppendicesAppendix 1: The Meaning of Kephale ( Head ): A Response to Recent StudiesWayne Grudem 424 Appendix 2.

7 The Danvers StatementThe Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 4777 ABOUT THE AUTHORSJohn Piper is Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. He hasauthored a number of books, including Desiring God and The Supremacy of God inPreaching. He received his from Wheaton College, from Fuller TheologicalSeminary, and Dr. Theol. from the University of Grudem is Associate Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology atTrinity Evangelical Divinity School. He received his from Harvard, fromWestminster Theological Seminary, and in New Testament from the University ofCambridge, England. He has written three books, including The Gift of Prophecy in theNew Testament and Today and 1 Peter in the Tyndale New Testament Commentaryseries.

8 He and his wife, Margaret, have three J. Ayers is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Kings College. He is agraduate of Edinboro University, PA( ), American University ( ), and is in theprocess of finishing his at New York University. He and his wife, Kathleen, havetwo A. Balasa is Executive Director and Legal Counsel for the AmericanAssociation of Medical Assistants. He has a and from Northwestern Universityand an from University of Chicago. He and his wife, Kate, have one A. Borland is Professor of New Testament and Theology at Liberty BaptistTheological Seminary. He is a graduate of L. A. Baptist College ( ), L. A. BaptistTheological Seminary ( ), Talbot Theological Seminary ( ), and GraceTheological Seminary ( ).

9 He has written Christ in the Old Testament, A GeneralIntroduction to the New Testament, Old Testament Life and Literature, and Lectures onBible Prophecy. He and his wife, Cheryl, have six A. Carson is Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity received his from Cambridge University. He and his wife, Joy, have Elliot is a noted speaker and author whose books include Shadow of theAlmighty, Passion and Purity, and Let Me Be a Woman. She is the mother of one andgrandmother of M. Frame is Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at WestminsterTheological Seminary and Associate Pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church (PCA).

10 Heis a graduate of Princeton University ( ), Westminster Theological Seminary ( ),and Yale University ( and ). He has written Doctrine of the Knowledge ofGod, Medical Ethics, and Toward Reunion: A Critique of Denominationalism. He and hiswife, Mary Grace, have five Hardenbrook has been pastor of St. Peter/St. Paul Orthodox Church forseventeen years. He is the editor of Again magazine and is the author of Missing inAction. He is a former Campus Crusade for Christ staff member. He lives in BenLomond, Wayne House is Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Theologyat Western Baptist College. He has a from Hardin-Simmons University, an Abilene Christian University, an and Th.