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Did Jesus actually intend for his choice of 12 male disciples to set the standard for Christian leaders henceforth?
While the 12 people Jesus chose to be his disciples were Jews, the church does not regard Jewish ethnicity as a prerequisite for pastoring, leading, etc. However, while the 12 Jesus chose to be his disciples were men, the Church in large part DOES regard masculinity as a prerequisite for pastoring, leading, etc. Is this an appropriate conclusion to draw?
Catholic theologians regard the maleness of "the 12" as conclusive evidence for male-only ordination. Meanwhile, Protestant theologians who agree with the conclusion of the Catholic church, do not agree that the maleness of the 12 provides sufficient reasoning for excluding women from ordination. If they can't agree on the reasoning for their conclusions, is the reasoning as strong as their conclusion seems?
In this episode Krista explains: 1) the significance of the 12 male apostles is a sign of the fulfillment of Old Covenant promises to the people of Israel, and 2) there were LOTS of apostles--with women among them! ( 1 Cor 15:6, Romans 16:7, Luke 10:1)
The 12 male apostles served a symbolic purpose that spoke to the Jews of a promise fulfilled; but after Pentecost the gospel would go forth to all kinds of people through all kinds of people.
Sources:
Smietana, Bob. "Sunday Morning in America Still Segregated – and That’s OK With Worshipers." Lifeway Research. January 15, 2015.
Pope John Paul, II. "ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS OF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON RESERVING PRIESTLY ORDINATION TO MEN ALONE." Apolostolic Letter. 1994.
DeTurris, Mary. "Why Women Can't Be Priests." Our Sunday Visitor. December 17, 1995.
Schreiner, Tom. “A male apostolate does not prove that women should not serve as leaders, but when combined with the other evidence, it does serve as confirmatory evidence for the complementarian view.”
Mowczko, Marg. "The Twelve Apostles Were All Male." Exploring the biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism. May 2, 2002. https://margmowczko.com/the-twelve-apostles-were-all-male/
Bilezikian, Gilbert. Community 101. Taken from God's Word to Women, 2005.
Westfall, Cynthia Long. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ. 2015.
Music by Krista Lucich.
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Did Jesus actually intend for his choice of 12 male disciples to set the standard for Christian leaders henceforth?
While the 12 people Jesus chose to be his disciples were Jews, the church does not regard Jewish ethnicity as a prerequisite for pastoring, leading, etc. However, while the 12 Jesus chose to be his disciples were men, the Church in large part DOES regard masculinity as a prerequisite for pastoring, leading, etc. Is this an appropriate conclusion to draw?
Catholic theologians regard the maleness of "the 12" as conclusive evidence for male-only ordination. Meanwhile, Protestant theologians who agree with the conclusion of the Catholic church, do not agree that the maleness of the 12 provides sufficient reasoning for excluding women from ordination. If they can't agree on the reasoning for their conclusions, is the reasoning as strong as their conclusion seems?
In this episode Krista explains: 1) the significance of the 12 male apostles is a sign of the fulfillment of Old Covenant promises to the people of Israel, and 2) there were LOTS of apostles--with women among them! ( 1 Cor 15:6, Romans 16:7, Luke 10:1)
The 12 male apostles served a symbolic purpose that spoke to the Jews of a promise fulfilled; but after Pentecost the gospel would go forth to all kinds of people through all kinds of people.
Sources:
Smietana, Bob. "Sunday Morning in America Still Segregated – and That’s OK With Worshipers." Lifeway Research. January 15, 2015.
Pope John Paul, II. "ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS OF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON RESERVING PRIESTLY ORDINATION TO MEN ALONE." Apolostolic Letter. 1994.
DeTurris, Mary. "Why Women Can't Be Priests." Our Sunday Visitor. December 17, 1995.
Schreiner, Tom. “A male apostolate does not prove that women should not serve as leaders, but when combined with the other evidence, it does serve as confirmatory evidence for the complementarian view.”
Mowczko, Marg. "The Twelve Apostles Were All Male." Exploring the biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism. May 2, 2002. https://margmowczko.com/the-twelve-apostles-were-all-male/
Bilezikian, Gilbert. Community 101. Taken from God's Word to Women, 2005.
Westfall, Cynthia Long. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ. 2015.
Music by Krista Lucich.