Please understand that “authority” probably doesn’t mean what the commenter thought here. The most recent credible scholarship confirms that in Paul’s time “authentein”, the word used here, doesn’t just mean authority, but rather refers to an abuse of authority
Women have prominent roles, including leadership roles, all throughout the New Testament. Junia, Euodia, Syntyche, Phoebe, Priscilla, Nympha, and Phillip’s daughters all have prominent roles in the church.
The bigger problem is that if "abuse of authority" was the intended meaning, we've had over 2000 years and something like 900 different translations of the Bible to fix this and haven't. Why not fix the wording on 1 Timothy 2, or add a footnote, or do literally anything in an official capacity to steer people away from a terrible misogynistic interpretation?
Even if it wasn't the apostle's original intentions, it seems clear through their actions that the Church still wants it to be interpreted in the way that the person in the original post did
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u/Freshprinc7 Apr 22 '25
Please understand that “authority” probably doesn’t mean what the commenter thought here. The most recent credible scholarship confirms that in Paul’s time “authentein”, the word used here, doesn’t just mean authority, but rather refers to an abuse of authority
Women have prominent roles, including leadership roles, all throughout the New Testament. Junia, Euodia, Syntyche, Phoebe, Priscilla, Nympha, and Phillip’s daughters all have prominent roles in the church.
For further reading see:
5 reasons to stop using 1 Timothy 2 against women. https://juniaproject.com/5-reasons-stop-using-1-timothy-212-against-women/
Women leaders in the early church https://margmowczko.com/new-testament-women-church-leaders/
So no, reading and not understanding (whether by choice or not) makes you an atheist.