Women and the New Creation: Forgotten or Fully Included?
Listen to this Article For centuries, debates about the place of women in the church and society have often been shaped more by cultural baggage than by the biblical witness. But when we read the Scriptures through the lens of the culture in which they were written, we discover something remarkable: from Genesis to Revelation, the Bible consistently affirms the value, dignity, and calling of women in God’s redemptive plan. The question is not simply, “Do women matter?” but rather, “What does the new creation in Christ mean for women and men alike?” The Creation Blueprint: Equality from the Start Genesis 1:27 tells us: “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” In Middle Eastern storytelling tradition, repeating a truth in parallel form emphasizes its significance. Here, male and female are equally bearers of the image of God. There is no hierarchy in creation; the human race is a partnership in steward...
