S4 E7 | Dr. Lyn Kidson | Examining The Rhetorical Strategies Of 1 Timothy

On this episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Lynn Cohick is joined by Dr. Lyn Kidson to discuss 1 Timothy and the arguments made in Dr. Lyn Kidson's dissertation "Persuading Shipwrecked Men." Dr. Kidson explains the false teachings in the church at Ephesus at the time this epistle was written and how Paul addresses these issues in 1 Timothy, particularly regarding asceticism, marriage, and the roles of men and women.Episode Breakdown:0:04 – The themes of gender and sexuality within the hermeneutics of 1 Timothy1:32 – Contextual background that informs 1 Timothy’s teachings.11:09 – Paul’s teachings within 1 Timothy 217:02 – Gender roles and piety in the Bible22:41 – Interpreting 1 Timothy 2:15 in light of it's backgroundEpisode Resources: Persuading Shipwrecked Men: The Rhetorical Strategies of 1 Timothy 1 by Dr. Lyn KidsonAussie Men, Roman Men, and Fashioning the Evangelical Man from 1 Timothy 2 by Dr. Lyn KidsonEpisode Sponsor: The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology. Learn more about The Center for Women in Leadership at: https://www.leadershipwithoutapology.org/.