The Logic of Equality

I added another page to the blog entitled The Logic of Equality, an unpublished paper where I try to address some objections to the “A” And “Not-A” article, particularly those that appeal to eternal subordination within the Trinity. Check it out.

Some Thoughts on Bible Translation Issues

In the comments of the last post a reader asked:
I’d like to pose a question. The ESV and some other “essentially [literal]” bible translations use [exclusively masculine] nouns and pronouns in [passages] that refer to both men and women. I’ve heard proponents for these translations say women should read these passages keeping in mind [...]

Testosterone Gospel

Brandon O’Brien wrote an article for Christianity Today about what the so-called “new masculinity movement” gets right and wrong. Some interesting items of note:
Today a growing body of literature is leveling its sights on the church, suggesting that men are uninvolved in church life because the church doesn’t encourage authentic masculine participation.

Complementarianism and Courtship

For those that follow the ongoing disputes over “dating” and “courtship” within the church and why people have such strong feelings over how singles go about finding a mate, it is important to understand that much of the discussion is rooted in gender role ideas. Complementarian author Scott Croft helps define the two terms:
Let’s [...]

T4(G)ender Hierarchy redux

The Together for the Gospel (T4G) conference is finishing up where CBMW has a booth and is handing out free literature. Here is an abridged verion of a post I wrote in 2006 protesting the conference’s statement on gender roles.

An Unfettered Response to Jeremy Pierce

A while back Jeremy Pierce over at the Parableman blog posted a critique of Rebecca Merrill Groothuis’ argument, though it is apparent he did not read the relevant chapter in Discovering Biblical Equality. Below are my responses in red.

Response to CBMW’s Annotated Bibliography

CBMW made an annotated bibliography of gender-related articles of 2006 and included some commentary on my The “Difference” Between “A and Not-A”: An Analyses of Alleged “Word-Tricks” and Obfuscations. Their comments are reproduced below and my responses are in [red].
Omelianchuk, Adam. “The ‘Difference’ Between ‘A and Not-A’: An Analysis of Alleged ‘Word Tricks’ and Obfuscations.” [...]

The “Difference” Between “A and Not-A”: An Analyses of Alleged “Word-Tricks” and Obfuscations

My article The “Difference” Between “A and Not-A”: An Analyses of Alleged “Word-Tricks” and Obfuscations is now available online. See the Winter 2006 edition of Priscilla Papers for the published edition.