Using Commentaries by Women: John Piper’s Response

Using Commentaries by Women: John Piper’s Response April 3, 2013

At Desiring God, Episode 56 of Ask Pastor John is about whether reading and quoting from a commentary written by a woman violates John’s reading of 1 Timothy 2:12.

Here’s the link.

I’ve heard other hiearchicalists respond to this question as John Piper responds and I would call what I have heard “exegetical gymnastics.” There is no way to find consistency between the hierarchicalist view and any kind of permission to learn from a woman, regardless of format of teaching (verbal or written).


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