Comments on: More on Junia the Apostle http://henrysthreads.com/2007/05/more-on-junia-the-apostle/ Thoughts on Religion in the World from a passionate, moderate, liberal charismatic Christian Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Kirk http://henrysthreads.com/2007/05/more-on-junia-the-apostle/comment-page-1/#comment-45807 Peter Kirk Wed, 30 May 2007 13:48:39 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=740#comment-45807 In that case they come close to denying the truth of the Bible. In that case they come close to denying the truth of the Bible.

]]> By: Martin LaBar http://henrysthreads.com/2007/05/more-on-junia-the-apostle/comment-page-1/#comment-45670 Martin LaBar Wed, 30 May 2007 03:03:35 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=740#comment-45670 I have read posts that come close to claiming that Deborah <i>wasn't</i> in leadership. I have read posts that come close to claiming that Deborah wasn’t in leadership.

]]> By: Peter Kirk http://henrysthreads.com/2007/05/more-on-junia-the-apostle/comment-page-1/#comment-45576 Peter Kirk Tue, 29 May 2007 16:45:27 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=740#comment-45576 They can't get round Deborah being in leadership, so they have to invent some idea about her leadership being exceptional in some way. But there is simply nothing in the text to say that. She is introduced as a "judge" in exactly the same way as the male judges are. And the idea that she was only a judge because Barak and other men had refused the job is complete fiction. If a woman gets to lead the USA next year, it won't be because another Barak has refused the job. If Hillary wins, it will be because in a (hopefully) fair contest she was judged to be the best person for the job. The same was true of Deborah. They can’t get round Deborah being in leadership, so they have to invent some idea about her leadership being exceptional in some way. But there is simply nothing in the text to say that. She is introduced as a “judge” in exactly the same way as the male judges are. And the idea that she was only a judge because Barak and other men had refused the job is complete fiction.

If a woman gets to lead the USA next year, it won’t be because another Barak has refused the job. If Hillary wins, it will be because in a (hopefully) fair contest she was judged to be the best person for the job. The same was true of Deborah.

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