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Scott McKnight has an interesting story about a meeting with FF Bruce on his blog.
“The reason I bring this up is that I asked Professor Bruce, because I had an audience with him, about women and ministry. My question was a big one: "Professor Bruce, what do you think of women in the ministry and how texts like 1 Cor 14 and 1 Tim 2 apply to the issues at hand." Here was his response, and I shall never forget it and I sum it up here. "First, I think 1 Cor 14 is textually corrupt. Second, I think Paul would roll over in his grave if he thought we were turning his letters into a new Torah. And third, as for what I think about women in ministry, I'm for whatever causes the freedom of the Spirit." What struck me most were answers 2 and 3.”
I have read and appreciated FF Bruce’s writings before, but I always thought of him being a tad bit more conservative in his thought. A comment like the one above makes you think. I like the way Scott runs with this, tying in the importance of freedom in the Spirit to the argument of women in ministry.
“The reason I bring this up is that I asked Professor Bruce, because I had an audience with him, about women and ministry. My question was a big one: "Professor Bruce, what do you think of women in the ministry and how texts like 1 Cor 14 and 1 Tim 2 apply to the issues at hand." Here was his response, and I shall never forget it and I sum it up here. "First, I think 1 Cor 14 is textually corrupt. Second, I think Paul would roll over in his grave if he thought we were turning his letters into a new Torah. And third, as for what I think about women in ministry, I'm for whatever causes the freedom of the Spirit." What struck me most were answers 2 and 3.”
I have read and appreciated FF Bruce’s writings before, but I always thought of him being a tad bit more conservative in his thought. A comment like the one above makes you think. I like the way Scott runs with this, tying in the importance of freedom in the Spirit to the argument of women in ministry.
