Submitted by kingamkono on December 3, 2007

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Women Preaching In The Church

There has been disagreement among Christians and in the last few years on the question of women preaching. The scope and degree of disagreement varies depending on cultural and denominational conditions. The focus of this paper will be on women preaching in the context of Tanzanian Adventism.
Some of those who oppose women preaching base their argument on some Pauline texts which they allege prohibit women from preaching. They argue that, based on the uncleanness described in Leviticus 15:19-24, and the fact that neither God nor Jesus did call a woman to either the apostolic or priestly office, Paul prohibited women to preach. The pulpit, it is argued, is holy and women may defile...

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