tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post4406039851556915644..comments2023-08-23T23:53:58.164-04:00Comments on <a href="http://paulstokes.blogspot.com">The Stokes Kith and Kin Community Blog</a>: Inducing Radiance (and Smoothing a Few Wrinkles)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-82054111251432593842009-10-23T23:01:55.369-04:002009-10-23T23:01:55.369-04:00Hi, Ben! Good point. I am not sure I am ready to ...Hi, Ben! Good point. I am not sure I am ready to "culturalize" part of this passage so thoroughly. I see gender differences in the here and now and they seem to relate to what I see addressed in this scripture. What is different about the Christian view here (different from what may have been the view in the pagan culture) is that both husband and wife are equally valued (i.e., neither male nor female in this respect), even if their differences are acknowledged (or even prized). Thanks for commenting.Paul Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905961019293417243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-51880253798751689602009-10-23T20:45:11.997-04:002009-10-23T20:45:11.997-04:00I've been unsure how to take any Bible verse t...I've been unsure how to take any Bible verse that speaks differently to half the human race, since (Galatians 3:28) in Christ there is neither male nor female. I suspect that God (who made humanity in God's image: male and female God created them) does not really see us as different -- but early Christians had different concerns of justice based on existing gender expectations. What do you think?Ben Ostrowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819072560090197307noreply@blogger.com