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In the critically acclaimed best-seller Women’s Bible Commentary, an outstanding group of women scholars introduced and summarized each book of the Bible and commented on those sections of each book that have particular relevance to women, focusing on female characters, symbols, life situations such as marriage and family, the legal status of women, and religious principles that affect...

The very existence of the offices of bishop and deacon indicates a second-century date, since the offices did not yet exist at the time of Paul. The same virtues are listed as qualifications for bishops and deacons; they are the typical virtues prescribed for pagan leaders. The church is to mirror the values of the world. Bishops and deacons are to manage their households well, “keeping [their] children submissive and respectful in every way” (3:4).
1 Timothy 3:1–16
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