Bible and Gender

The results of this research yielded a group of papers entitled The Bible and Gender which was completed early in 2020. Originally, this project was envisioned to be one paper. However, as the project evolved, it became evident that the task force needed to write eight papers covering nine passages of Scripture. Also, it became clear that the discussion was not about the woman’s role in marriage and the church, but it was a discussion about women and men in the image of God, marriage, ministry, culture, and biblical interpretation. These articles reflect the process of “community teaching” or “community theology.” In many ways, this methodology was the North Star of the task force, driving their process of research and writing. The final version of the paper was distributed to the Regional Chairs of our international church families in February 2020 and the published book is now available here. The Teachers Task Force on The Bible and Gender prays that this book will continue to facilitate discussions concerning this important topic across churches around the globe.