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  2. Quotations from the Hebrew Bible in the New Testament

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    New Testament authors also quote from other sources. The synoptic gospels have Jesus quoting from or alluding to deutero-canonical works several times, such as the Wisdom of the Son of Sirach. Paul makes three quotations from classical poets. The Epistle of Jude quotes the pseudepigraphal Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 1:9) and the Assumption of Moses.

  3. 1 Timothy 2:12 - Wikipedia

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    The Woman's Bible, a 19th-century feminist reexamination of the bible, criticized the passage as sexist. Contributor Lucinda Banister Chandler writes that the prohibition of women from teaching is "tyrannical" considering that a large proportion of classroom teachers are women, and that teaching is an important part of motherhood.

  4. Christian egalitarianism - Wikipedia

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    Christian egalitarianism, also known as biblical equality, is egalitarianism based in Christianity. Christian egalitarians believe that the Bible advocates for gender equality and equal responsibilities for the family unit and the ability for women to exercise spiritual authority as clergy .

  5. Women in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Some theologians [94] [95] believe that these biblical reports provide evidence of women leaders active in the earliest work of spreading the Christian message, while others [29] reject that understanding. There are also Bible verses from Paul's letters which support the idea that women are to have a different or submissive role to men:

  6. Christian feminism - Wikipedia

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    The following are a few translations of Greek Christian texts and biblical texts that show the roles that women partook in the Christianity and their actions that exemplify a follower of God. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a prominent example of the significance of women in Christianity. When she was approached by Gabriel the archangel, she has ...

  7. Biblical patriarchy - Wikipedia

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    Biblical patriarchy, also known as Christian patriarchy, is a set of beliefs in Evangelical Protestant Christianity concerning gender relations and their manifestations in institutions, including marriage, the family, and the home. It sees the father as the head of the home, responsible for the conduct of his family.

  8. Paul the Apostle and women - Wikipedia

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    According to Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, in The New Jerome Biblical Commentary: 1 Corinthians 14:34–35 are not a Corinthian slogan, as some have argued…, but a post-Pauline interpolation. ... Not only is the appeal to the law (possibly Genesis 3:16) un-Pauline, but the verses contradict 1 Corinthians 11:5.

  9. Prostration - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, a common form of prostration is called dogeza, which was used as a sign of deep respect and submission for the elders of a family, guests, samurai, daimyōs and the Emperor. In modern times, it is generally used only in extreme circumstances, such as when apologizing for very serious transgressions or begging for an incredible favor.