“Let the women be silent…as also the Torah says”
Question: I’ve been searching and praying for wisdom and discernment on women teaching both as head pastor and in general to the congregation and giving their input in a congregational setting such as when women have shared [during] Bible study time. Would you mind sharing your insight if this topic when mentioned in scripture is contextual or as general as the [Complete Jewish Bible] puts it and refers back to Torah? I appreciate your time and insight into original phrasing and context. “…for God is not a God of unruliness but of shalom. As in all the congregations of God’s people, let the wives remain silent when the congregation meets; they are certainly not permitted to speak out. Rather, let them remain subordinate, as also the Torah says; and if there is something they want to know, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak out in a congregational meeting. –