What was the role of women in the bible......?

Question

and if we are supposed to follow the bible as law, do the women of today that do not adopt the role of women in the bible go to hell for sinning? Or is this one of those instances where we get to pick and choose which of gods words we want to heed?

Answer 1

They were "man's little helper." Rather insulting, huh?

Answer 2

Read the New Testament. There were many women that was Christians and they didn't sit back with their mouth shut. Where does people get this idea? This was another ideology that Jesus broke, that women were of little or no value. He could be considered the first one to fight for women's rights. How about that.

Answer 3

Here are links to two books, written by one of the most knowledgable women I know.

A Woman's Worth
http://www.raystedman.org/elaine/index.html

A Woman's Identity
http://www.raystedman.org/misc/3626s.html

I hope that you find them useful in yoru research.

Answer 4

The woman, being created out of the man, was dependent upon the man for being brought into existence. Being part of the man, “one flesh” with him, and a complement and helper to him, she was subject to him as her head. She was also under the law that God had given Adam about the tree of the knowledge of good and bad. She was responsible to work for the good of the man. Together they were to have children and to exercise dominion over the animals.—Ge 1:28; 2:24.

Since the normal course for women in Bible times was to marry, the scriptures that treat of the woman’s responsibilities usually have reference to her position as a wife. The primary duty of all women in Israel was to serve Jehovah God in true worship.
Secondarily, the woman was to obey her husband. She was responsible to work hard for the good of the household and to bring honor to her husbandly head. This would bring the greatest glory to her. Proverbs 14:1 says: “The truly wise woman has built up her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.” She should always speak well of her husband and increase the respect of others for him, and he should be able to take pride in her. “A capable wife is a crown to her owner, but as rottenness in his bones is she that acts shamefully.” (Proverbs 12:4) The honorable position and the privileges she has as a wife, together with the blessings to her because of faithfulness, industriousness, and wisdom, are described in Proverbs chapter 31.

A Hebrew woman who was a mother had much to do with the training of her children in righteousness, respectfulness, and industriousness and often did much in counseling and influencing older sons for good. (Gen. 27:5-10; Ex. 2:7-10; Prov. 1:8; 31:1; 2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14, 15) Girls, especially, were trained to be good wives by learning from their mothers the arts of cooking, weaving, and general household management, while the father taught the son a trade. Wives also were free to express themselves to their husbands and at times aided their husbands in arriving at right decisions.—Gen. 21:9-13; 27:46–28:4.
Women were not to wear the clothing of a man or a man the clothing of a woman, a practice that might open the way for immorality, including homosexuality. (Deut. 22:5) Women could participate in the benefits of the Sabbaths, the laws governing Nazirites, the festivals, and, in general, all the provisions of the Law. (Ex. 20:10; Numbers 6:2; Deuteronomy 12:18; 16:11, 14) The mother, as well as the father, was to be honored and obeyed.—Lev. 19:3; 20:9; Deut. 5:16; 27:16.

Jesus consistently treated women with respect. He refused to follow the discriminatory traditions and regulations taught by the Pharisees. He talked to non-Jewish women. (Matthew 15:22-28; John 4:7-9) He taught women. (Luke 10:38-42) He protected women from being abandoned. (Mark 10:11, 12) Perhaps the most revolutionary step for his time was that Jesus accepted women into his inner circle of friends. (Luke 8:1-3.) As the perfect embodiment of all of God’s qualities, Jesus showed that individuals of both sexes have equal value in God’s eyes. In fact, among the early Christians, both men and women received the gift of the holy spirit. (Acts 2:1-4, 17, 18.) For those anointed, who have the prospect of serving as kings and priests with Jesus Christ, there will be no distinction of gender at all once resurrected to heavenly life. (Galatians 3:28.) The Author of the Bible, Jehovah, does not discriminate against women.

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