Sublime

The test of whether there can be a marriage of enduring love between the wild underworld and the earthly psyche is being met, and impressively.

It is not surprising to discover that, just as there are distinct roles between husbands and wives in the family, different roles between men and women are also mandated in the church. Women should not fill the role of pastor/elder/overseer. The fundamental text on this matter is 1 Timothy 2:11–15.75 This text is a battleground in current

The importance of women was not nullified by the early church after Jesus’ ministry. Women participated with men in prayer

human sexuality,

The specific problem involves what men and women are or are not wearing on their heads while praying or prophesying

Second, is Paul saying Andronicus and Junia were “outstanding among the apostles,” or “outstanding in the eyes of the apostles”? The former is the view of almost all commentators.

Interestingly, while continuing with its prevailing patriarchy, Jewish attitudes toward women in religious leadership were actually more diverse and at times more open than during the rabbinic period (from AD 70 onward for several centuries).41

The Greek Mysteries celebrated at Eleusis in honour of the Great Mother goddess and the godman Dionysus were the most famous of all the Mystery cults.