The Making of Biblical Womanhood

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Biblical womanhood—the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers—pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It was born in a series of clearly definable historical moments.



This book moves the conversation about biblical womanhood beyond Greek grammar and into the realm of church history—ancient, medieval, and modern—to show that this belief is not divinely ordained but a product of human civilization that continues to creep into the church. Barr's historical insights provide context for contemporary teachings about women's roles in the church and help move the conversation forward.



Interweaving her story as a Baptist pastor's wife, Barr sheds light on the #ChurchToo movement and abuse scandals in Southern Baptist circles and the broader evangelical world, helping listeners understand why biblical womanhood is more about human power structures than the message of Christ.

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A good overview of the central arguments againstu2014 and the history of the christian complementarian view of gender roles. Barr presents important considerations and potential dangers of the christian doctrine of female subordination very well. There is however more to the discussion that after listening through it, I feel is left out, or at least not examined thourougly enough. Although the distinction between the sexes should never permit one to harass, mistreat or subjugate the other u2013 there are no doubt differences, and these also need to be adressed. I am left puzzled after the reading, of what would remain for biblical womanhood if all distinctions and features laid out for them within the biblical texts are nullified. Asserting that the current stance is mistaken, doesn't tell us what biblical womanhood actually is. If women are not defined by a domestic nature, not defined as mothers, wives or by attributed virtue, beauty and character u2013then what uniqueness, appeal or distinctive features are left to them?
Steffen 25/05/2025

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