Description
The Role of Women in the Church / Author: Charles C. Ryrie / Foreword: Dorothy Kelley Patterson / Paperback
ISBN: 9781433673801
ISBN-10: 1433673800
Out of print in recent years, this newly revised edition of Charles Ryrie's The Role of Women in the Church, featuring a new foreword by Dorothy Kelley Patterson, proves its ongoing relevance in addressing what is still a divisive issue at the forefront of Christendom: What can a woman do in the church of God?
With clarity and depth, Ryrie recounts the status of women in ancient Greece and Rome. He looks at the significance of Mary as Christ's mother, the attitude of Jesus toward women, and at women as ministers to Jesus. There are Scripture based chapters on marriage, celibacy, and divorce as well as a woman's place in church life. The book's final section examines the status of women in the church during the second and third centuries.
In sum, Patterson views Ryrie's work as "a masterpiece of blending both historical records with biblical exegesis to present a well-reasoned biblical answer to the burning question from this generation and those to come."
From the Back Cover
This newly revised edition of Charles Ryrie’s The Role of Women in the Church proves its ongoing relevance in addressing what is still a divisive issue at the forefront of Christendom.
With clarity and depth, Ryrie recounts the status of women in ancient Greece and Rome. He looks at the significance of Mary as Christ’s mother, the attitude of Jesus toward women, and at women ministering to Jesus.
Scripture-based chapters on marriage, celibacy, and divorce, as well as a woman’s role in church life, are included. The book’s final section examines the status of women in the church during the second and third centuries.
In sum, Dorothy Kelley Patterson writes in the foreword that Ryrie’s work is “a masterpiece of blending both historical records with biblical exegesis to present a well-reasoned biblical answer to the burning question from this generation and those to come.”
About the Author
- Publisher : B&H Academic; Second edition (October 1, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1433673800
- ISBN-13 : 978-1433673801
