On this episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Lynn Cohick is joined by Dr. Lyn Kidson to discuss 1 Timothy and the arguments made in Dr. Lyn Kidson's dissertation "
Persuading Shipwrecked Men." Dr. Kidson explains the false teachings in the church at Ephesus at the time this epistle was written and how Paul addresses these issues in 1 Timothy, particularly regarding asceticism, marriage, and the roles of men and women.
Episode Breakdown:0:04 – The themes of gender and sexuality within the hermeneutics of 1 Timothy
1:32 – Contextual background that informs 1 Timothy’s teachings.
11:09 – Paul’s teachings within 1 Timothy 2
17:02 – Gender roles and piety in the Bible
22:41 – Interpreting 1 Timothy 2:15 in light of it's background
Episode Resources: Persuading Shipwrecked Men: The Rhetorical Strategies of 1 Timothy 1 by Dr. Lyn KidsonAussie Men, Roman Men, and Fashioning the Evangelical Man from 1 Timothy 2 by Dr. Lyn KidsonEpisode Sponsor: The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram
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