Equality Community Theology

Does 1 Cor 14 Silence all Women in Every Church?

The following video was produced in 2018 as part of a larger series of videos that provided answers to problematic passages in 1 Corinthians. The video series was produced in conjunction with a teaching series hosted by The Gate Community Church. 
 

1 Corinthians 14:34 - Adam Narciso from The Gate Community Church on Vimeo.

 
Does 1 Cor. 14 give protocol that is meant to silence all women in every church throughout history? 
 
Read in light of its historical-societal and religious context, this passage doesn't silence all women in every church. Far from it. Actually it deals with issues specific to the original audience and even serves to empower christian women in the first century—and more so than other contemporary religious writings of its day. That has significant implications for us today.
 
In this video I summarize (2) interpretative views:
 
  1. Silence Distruption & Invitation for Women to Be Educated 
  2. The Refutation of Ancient Judaism's Silencing of Women in Religious Assemblies
 
These views seem to honor the historical context of the original audience, harmonize with the otherwise clear teaching of the whole of scripture concerning women, and align to the redemptive thrust of the gospel.
 
For more substantive reading on the topic, read Women in Ministry by Dr. Craig Keener.
 
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ABOUT ADAM

Adam Narciso is the visionary and pioneer of Catalyst Ministries, a training and global outreach mission for the next generation. Since 2009 Adam has trained and mobilized over 40 international evangelism teams and has equipped thousands in the areas of identity, hearing God and evangelism via seminars around the world. Adam has preached the gospel in city campaigns, universities, high schools and bamboo huts in remote villages, all with supernatural effect. Communicating with humor and fresh biblical insight, Adam is a unique prophetic evangelist who equips everyday Jesus-followers to live authentic, New Testament Christianity, discovering their highest joy in the Great Commandment and their unique assignment in the Great Commission.

Adam is author of New Identity: 30 Days of Prayer for Spiritual Transformation and producer of the Gospel Encounters Podcast and the Gospel Encounters eCourse. He and his wife, Jenny, have four children and reside in Franklin, TN. 

Adam is ordained through Messenger Fellowship, an international community of leaders, churches and ministries committed to the glory of God.