what is the right interpretation. In reality, fellow elders sitting side by side on the same church board don’t always see eye to eye. The Spirit guides our reading and enlightens our understanding, but he doesn’t grant us perfect comprehension. Nor does he prevent us from being partial. It is our responsibility, therefore, to test our assumptions against the biblical text as we try to understand the text itself. THE TRADITIONAL VIEW OF WOMEN Most Christians don’t know it, but complementarians and