Post substantially revised August/Sept/Oct 2026. In this post I propose a new reading of Genesis 3:16. The main idea of this post in 100 words: Since the Fall, women's focused attention has been to love and be loved by a man, but men have a tendency to rule over and mistreat women. Woman's turning to… Continue reading The woman’s desire in Genesis 3:16 — let’s be consistent with the context and with actual life.
Tag: misogyny
“Little women” have been called “silly women” which now contributes to misogyny in the church
When Paul wrote to Timothy about pseudo-christian men who beguile women in order to take them captive, Paul used the Greek word for women in its diminutive form (gunaikarion). How have English Bibles translated that? And what does this have to do with misogyny in the church today? The way most English Bibles have translated gunaikarion… Continue reading “Little women” have been called “silly women” which now contributes to misogyny in the church