Traditional Christian Teaching On The Roles Of Men And Women In The Family And Society Flashcards
There’s traditional Christian teaching on the roles of men and women in the family and in society, based on teachings found in the Bible. God created men and women in order that they should’ve different, complementary roles. Some Christians consider this teaching sets an ethical standard that’s appropriate for all time, whereas others think it needs to be reinterpreted to keep ? relevant for modern society.
Christianity.
? supports the view that men and women were always intended to have different roles (“male and female he created them”, Genesis 1:27), there’s no hint that one sex is superior to the other.
Genesis.
In the second creation story, the male’s created first and the woman second, in order to be the man’s companion and his “helper” (“but for Adam no suitable helper was found”, Genesis 2:20-22), justifying the view that the proper role of a woman is a ? for a man.
Companion.
It’s the woman who’s the first to succumb to temptation and eat the forbidden fruit (“she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it”, ? 3:1-6), sometimes used to support the belief that women are weaker willed than men and more likely to give in easily when challenged. It’s also used to support the view that men should take the lead in decision-making and shouldn’t allow their opinions to be swayed by women.
Genesis.
In the first century, it was common for people writing about politics or ethics to include some ideas about household management, as the family was seen as central to the well-being of society as a whole. The household included husband and wife, ? and ?
Children.
Servants.
In the first century, society was ?, the faith was the head of the family and he had complete rule over the rest of the household (“wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is head of the Church”, ? 5:22-33), it’s not a one-way relationship. The husband should also love his wife in the way that Christ loves the Church. The husband should be self-sacrificing for his wife. A husband should love his wife to the same extent that he loves his own body.
Patriarchal.
Ephesians.
Some argue that the Bible has ? as the Word of God and should be accepted. If contemporary society disagrees it needs to change. The view’s known as “? ?”, where the Bible’s cited as justification for the man having authority in the home.
Authority.
Biblical patriarchy.
However, other Christians argue that biblical directions about how to run a household were written for a historical context very different from our own. The view that, in a Christian marriage, the husband and wife should be mutually respectful and supportive without either dominating the other’s known as “? ?”.
Christian egalitarianism.
