Cerling, Charles E.2019-09-252019-09-252017-02-121976http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/163227"Were there women ministers in the New Testament Church? This is one of the most important, but least posed, questions in the women's liberation debate. We have a marked tendency to focus on Paul's clear statements in 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 that he does not allow women to speak in church. But even in 1 Corinthians, where he speaks strongly against women speaking in church (ch. 14), he gives detailed instructions about women's dress when they are speaking (ch. 11)"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderWomenministryNew TestamentchurchBiblical TheologyBible (texts, commentaries)New TestamentBiblical hermeneutics, Interpretation of the BibleBiblical TheologiesArticle