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Empty Tomb
[Bible]The empty tomb is the event in which women went to the tomb of Jesus early on the first day of the week, the third day after his crucifixion and burial, and found the stone moved away and his body gone. All four Gospels record it.
Feminist Theology
[Doctrine & Theology]Feminist theology is a theological movement that rereads the Bible and the Christian tradition from the experience and perspective of women and critically examines male-centered interpretations and institutions within the church and theology.
Joel 2:28-29
[Bible Verses]Joel 2:28-29 is God's promise that afterward he will pour out his Spirit upon all flesh, so that sons and daughters will prophesy, old men will dream dreams, and young men will see visions, and that he will pour out his Spirit even upon servants and handmaids. Peter quoted the passage in his Pentecost sermon, and it is a central text in interdenominational debates over the work of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and women's ministry.
Genesis 2:18
[Bible Verses]Genesis 2:18 records God's declaration, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him" (KJV). It is one of the passages most frequently read at weddings, and interpretations of "help meet" diverge on the roles of men and women.
Jael
[People]Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, appears in Judges 4–5. She killed Sisera, the Canaanite commander who was fighting against Israel, in her tent, and the Song of Deborah praises her as one who shall be "blessed above women."
Abihail
[People]Abihail is a personal name in the Old Testament borne by several individuals, both men and women. The best known are the father of Esther, the daughter of Eliab (David's elder brother), and the father of the Levite Zuriel.
Catherine Booth
[People]Catherine Booth (1829–1890) was a nineteenth-century English preacher. With her husband, William Booth, she founded The Salvation Army, and she is known as the "Mother of The Salvation Army." She is also known for her defense of women's right to preach.
Ahinoam
[People]Ahinoam was a wife of David and the mother of Amnon, David's firstborn son. Scripture also mentions a wife of King Saul who bore the same name.
Malachi 2
[Bible]Malachi 2 rebukes the priests for breaking the covenant made with Levi and reproves the people for marrying women who serve foreign gods and for dealing treacherously with the wives of their youth.
Titus 2
[Bible]Titus 2 is the chapter in which Paul exhorts Titus to teach older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and servants to live in a manner consistent with sound doctrine. As the basis for this conduct, Paul points to the grace of God that has appeared and to the hope with which believers await the glorious appearing of Christ.
1 Timothy 3:12
[Bible Verses]A verse in the qualifications for deacons requiring that a deacon be "the husband of one wife" and rule his children and his own house well. It is frequently cited and debated in discussions of polygamy, remarriage, and women deacons.
Oded
[People]Oded was a prophet active in Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah. He rebuked the army of Israel and urged it to send back the captives taken from Judah (2 Chronicles 28:9-15).
Mahlon and Chilion
[People]Mahlon and Chilion are the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi in the Book of Ruth. During the period of the judges they moved with their family to Moab to escape a famine, married Moabite women, and died there. Mahlon's wife was Ruth.
Ezra 10
[Bible]Ezra 10 is the final chapter of the Book of Ezra. The people make a covenant to send away their foreign wives and the children born to them, and after a three-month investigation the chapter records a list of those who had married foreign women.
1 Corinthians 14
[Bible]1 Corinthians 14 compares tongues and prophecy, urges believers to seek the gifts that build up the church, and addresses order in the worship assembly, including tongues, prophecy, and women speaking.
1 Timothy 2
[Bible]1 Timothy 2 is the chapter in which Paul addresses public prayer and order in the church's worship. It contains instructions on prayer for all people and for those in authority, on Christ as the one mediator, and on how men and women are to pray, adorn themselves, and learn.
Shechaniah
[People]Shechaniah was the son of Jehiel, of the descendants of Elam, in the time of Ezra. Repenting of marriages to foreign women, he proposed to Ezra that the people make a covenant to put away their foreign wives and the children born to them (Ezra 10:2–4).
1 Timothy 3:2
[Bible Verses]This verse lists "the husband of one wife" among the qualifications of a bishop (church leader). Interpreters disagree over whether the phrase prohibits polygamy, prohibits remarriage, or means that only married men may serve. The question also bears on divorced officeholders and on women in church office.
Phinehas
[People]Phinehas was an Israelite priest, the grandson of Aaron and the son of Eleazar. Scripture records that he received a "covenant of peace" for turning away God's wrath during the incident at Baal-peor.
Acts 2:16–21
[Bible Verses]In this passage, Peter, speaking on the Day of Pentecost, quotes the Book of Joel and proclaims that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit "upon all flesh" fulfills prophecy. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether spiritual gifts continue today, of women in ministry, and of eschatology.