This essay first appeared in Bulletin of Biblical Research 7 (1997): 107-44 and was reprinted in Chapter 14 of Studies in John and Gender.  Used with permission. 

Editor's note: Scripture references are to the NASB unless otherwise noted. This essay is a summary of the author's argument in "Ascertaining Women's God-Ordained Roles: An Interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:15, " Bulletin of Biblical Research 7 (1997): 1-38.

  Excerpted With Permission From "A Foreign World: Ephesus In The First Century," By S. M. Baugh, In Women In The Church: A Fresh Analysis Of 1 Timothy 2:9-15, Edited By A. J. Köstenberger, T. R. Schreiner, And H. S. Baldwin (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995), 47-48

This article has been reprinted from Faith & Mission, Fall 1996, with permission from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. INTRODUCTION Scripture teaches about the uniqueness of men and women. While created in the image of God with equality of worth and value, men and women are different by design and function. Gender differences are apparent physically...