• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    this has been terribly mistranslated

    Ther original is in Greek. There is no mistranslation.

    Paul says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet.” If it was about heretics, it would have said so. If it was about Timothy’s church only, he would have said so.

    Paul said “I” don’t permit it. He didn’t say “You” shouldn’t permit it. That means the Christian church, even without the cult of Artemis, should not permit women to teach or have authority over men.