In this episode I sit down with Dr. Nijay Gupta to discuss how he changed his mind on Women in ministry and what he wants Christians to know about women leaders in the Hebrew Bible and early Church.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:28 - Nijay’s academic journey since he and JM’s Gordon-Conwell days

00:10:31 - The Bible Project

00:12:29 - The 2nd most-Bible-nerdy dissertation title of any Dojo guest so far!

00:16:30 - How to read Ph.D dissertations for FREE!

00:17:44 - ‘Religion’ is not a negative!

00:18:53 - John Piper, Wayne Grudem, and how Nijay came to change his view on women in ministry

00:25:37 - Nijay’s journey to Wesleyan theology

00:30:43 - Misconceptions about people who change their theological views and cultural pressures

00:37:27 - ‘Hidden Figures’, the ‘prohibition passages’, and why our Biblical starting point matters!

00:39:50 - John McArthur and Beth Moore

00:42:16 - Why Deborah matters as a starting point

00:47:23 - ‘confidence’ as opposed to ‘certainty’

00:51:24 - Is egalitarianism really just a ’slippery slope’ toward progressive sexual ethics?

00:56:42 - Interpreting 1Timothy and the Household Codes: The ‘golfers’ facial hair’ and ‘chemotherapy’ analogies

01:05:34 - Where to find Nijay’s podcast

Books by Nijay Gupta mentioned in this episode:

* Tell Her Story - https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Her-Story-Taught-Ministered/dp/1514000741

* 15 New Testament Words of Life - https://www.amazon.com/15-New-Testament-Words-Life-ebook/dp/B09N8LFBPZ

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