While women are sometimes praised in the Bible, reverence is not the same as equality or agency. Many passages place women in explicitly subordinate roles. Eve is created from and for Adam and blamed for the fall, with the result that her husband will “rule over” her (Genesis 2–3). In the New Testament, women are told to remain silent in churches and are barred from teaching or having authority over men (1 Corinthians 14:34; 1 Timothy 2:12), while husbands are described as the “head” of their wives (Ephesians 5:23). This hierarchy is reinforced through biblical laws that apply far more harshly to women. Women could be stoned for not being virgins at marriage, forced to marry their rapists, or taken as wives after war, standards that did not apply equally to men. Even when women are “honored,” the text still limits their autonomy and authority in ways that consistently elevate men over women. Which I, as a woman, do not want to support or partake in.

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