How to Read Genesis 1 in Its Ancient Context-Part I (Sandra Richter)

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How should we understand Genesis 1-2 in context? What are the issues involved? Dr. Sandy Richter leads us in an introduction to these few chapters that are so foundational to the Christian faith. She argues that the central question for readers of the biblical text should be, "What is this author trying to say?"
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[@noelinuae7554]

I like how Dr. Richter carefully disects and explains the Scripture. God bless her!

[@servantofthelord.7963]

Almighty God will not bless what He has forbidden for women. "11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression". 1 Tim 2:10-14 (KJV)

[@squil35]

@@servantofthelord.7963 Please don't use scripture against the Church... that formed scripture. Wrong approach.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

@@servantofthelord.7963 you’re a fool

[@michaelbrickley2443]

@@servantofthelord.7963 I believe you should search your beliefs and stop attacking women. Shalom

[@JCInverso]

Thank you! I am looking forward to part 2.

[@cliftonashlock4914]

We are confronting a lifelong journey of study and understanding. By faith, or perhaps with an assignment in our course we begin this journey. Having been touched and directed by the Holy Spirit, we do so with enthusiasm, faith, and great caution. On. the other hand, perhaps we are fearful. What many of us have realized is that it's a wonderful journey that speaks to our soul.

[@zhmw]

I do think that there is a lot more depth to Genesis 1 than we currently understand, as simple as we seem to think the story of creation is written. I really believe that God hasn't revealed everything to us as to how He created this universe and our planet. So, there is no point in debating or arguing about it. None of us have the complete truth, despite all the different interpretations. But, through Jesus Christ, we are taught how to love God and love our neighbor.

[@drb8786]

To all my Wesleyan brothers and sisters. Genesis is a beautiful work especially those first few chapters. Now what I’m about to say may not be popular within our tradition, but as a Wesleyan/anabaptist I take genesis to be the literal historical account of all creation. I also believe the flood was global. Anyone else agree?

[@ravissary79]

Why would weslyans have a problem with that simply because they're Wesleyan?

[@AndyZach]

I believe it is true account of creation, but not likely a worldwide flood.

[@jeffgray6291]

What does the Bible say the whole Earth was flooded and that's what I believe. No I'm not a Wesleyan alumni and Yes I know that there are many different translations of the Bible but if I'm not mistaken the KJV version that I'm reading says and the whole Earth (Genesis 8:9) was flooded (the entire globe), global; the entire planet. Sounds like a Heiser interpretation. Don't follow your instinct, follow the text. IF God says to destroy all of the Amorites then He means all not some but all. Let God be true and every man a liar. There is one absolute truth and God alone knows. Yeah, the mysteries belong unto God.

[@5thBeatle]

@@AndyZach If the flood was local and not worldwide, then why would God instruct Noah build a huge vessel to save his family and the animals when God could've simply had Noah and the animals evacuate the area before the flood came? Why shut up all those animals and eight persons in a smelly ark for a year instead of letting them graze and free-range over the next mountain range?

[@michaelbrickley2443]

@@jeffgray6291Mike Heiser doesn’t believe the flood was global but rather local. One thing for sure, people want to fight over these things and there is no clear answer. My opinion of Moses writing 7 days as told by God has to do with 7 being the number of completion and the number of days in the week as proscribed by Yahweh. Shalom

[@higginbotham825]

Good stuff!

[@OntarioUMC]

Fantastic presenter! Dr. Richter is so knowledgeable and describes the complex and the hard to understand in ways that everyone can understand.

[@thewatcher96]

Paul talks about head coverings in 1 Cor 11:3, his reasonings are based upon the divine hierarchy in Gen 1:26. Almighty God is first in status, rank, authority & power - then Christ over Man - then Man over Woman. Our relationship one to another must reflect the authority of this divine order.

[@hedgemist691]

@@thewatcher96 I wondered when this one would come up. Why don't you just listen to her?

[@geraldpolmateer3255]

I would suggest that due to the conservation of momentum the day changed in actual time between the time before the water fell and after it fell. Genesis 1:5 the "day' is defined.

[@Bulova93]

I like the fact that Dr. Richter encourages us to read the Genesis account in its historical/cultural context, but wish she would tell us what she believes the author is trying to tell us, using her expertise in the Old Testament.

[@VingTsunKuen585]

Great presentation in both videos on Genesis 1! Clear and so concise. Thank you and God bless you!

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[@70bluesville]

Dr.Sandra Richter, this subject is fascinating. I found many questions were answered very well reading the Book of Enoch. It's not in the Bible Cannon, BUT that doesn't preclude the validity of its information. Have you ever done any teachings on or from this book? Thank you

[@lgteasley]

Sounds like Genesis 1 is the "theme song" for the rest of the text.

[@jeffgray6291]

What about the Scripture in Jeremiah where God says that He did not create the Earth formless and void, then how did it get that way in Genesis 1:2?

[@tulliusagrippa5752]

Amazing. They were inspired by God, but wrote in an unknown genre. If it important to know the genre to understand the text, you would think that God might have preserved that information in the text. But he didn't, and now we have to play little guessing games. Is that really the clearest way to communicate?

[@Actuary1776]

Tullius Agrippa No, it was written in a known genre. The people it was addressed to understood it clearly.

[@richardbirtch794]

I can't seem to get the transcript to read in English...it stays as Chinese...is there a format that provides the English transcript?

[@Seedbed]

Hi Richard! Click on settings (the gear) > Subtitles > English (auto-generated). Hope this helps!

[@richardbirtch6283]

@@Seedbed i can get English subtitles up…but when I open the transcript to be able to better track time stamp for referencing…it is only in Chinese…even though I selected english?

[@warrenbaldwin6366]

@@richardbirtch6283 Same problem here. Never seen this before.

[@hedgemist691]

I'm not a 'young earther', there are too many questions raised for me with that one. If we are to debate the question of creation, then we will not know on this side of Heaven.

[@jeffgray6291]

One question for you, where did the water and deep that the earth was overflowed with come from in Genesis 1:2?

[@thewatcher96]

Out of the earth itself! There is more water trapped in the earth's mantle than in all the oceans above! Thus when God miraculously opened the "Foundations of the deep" He released it and so it could flood the earth up to the mountain tops.

[@jeffgray6291]

@@thewatcher96 Sounds like you are speaking of the flood in Genesis chapters 6-8. I was talking about Genesis chapter 1:2, verse 2 God said that the Earth was in the waters and out of the waters, the Earth appears to be under a flood in verse 2 chapter 1. What was going on, what was God saying to us. God said that He did not create the Earth without form or void in the book of Isiah. Something was or had to happen to cause this condition. What day in creation was water created?

[@thewatcher96]

@@jeffgray6291 Yes, the earth was under water just before Adamic was created some 6,000 years ago. "2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters". Gen. 1:1-2 (ASV)

[@jamesneketia5991]

From God, He said, Let there be..... and it is, what more can I say

[@jeffgray6291]

@@jamesneketia5991 Genesis 1:2 had God spoken Let there be in Genesis 1:2? The first creative act Genesis 1:1.

[@falconguy4768]

It is just an enumerated priestly creation account narration based on the sabbatical work week

[@pancakelover46]

Just wondering...why does being part of the canon make the biblical author automatically be under the influence of the Holy Spirit? Would love to hear an answer. Thanks for your explanations!

[@bxrprimetime1]

I don't think it does. Being under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit provides one requirement to be apart of the canon

[@briancrane7634]

What was the length of a 'day' when there was no sun, moon or earth?

[@galatician8063]

Consider what the text says. There was light, darkness, and a formless earth. Then there were intervals of darkness and light, evenings and mornings. Written from the perspective of someone on location watching the events unfold the earth is no longer formless as it rotating. After being set in motion, light bearers are made and set in place on day 4, one for the day, one for the night. It mentions stars almost as an afterthought as it is focused on the earth. So the text says there was an earth, and that a day was both an evening and a morning, which would imply 1 rotation of the earth, 12 hours of light, 12 hours of darkness. You can choose to believe it, you can choose not to believe it, you can try to say it says or means something else, but that is what it does say.

[@charliepoe4935]

If it mattered, the author would have specified how long it was. We should focus on what's there, not what isn't.

[@brandonwheaton1081]

@@galatician8063 There is no evening on day 7. Day 7 is never described as ending. Is it a God day or 24 hour human day. How did Adam be a gardener of Eden, work with all the animals and give them names and then at the end of the 6th day take a nap where Eve was formed? He's says "at last" when seeing her. Strange thing to say in 24 hours.

[@galatician8063]

@@brandonwheaton1081 The text does not mention either evening or morning for the 7th day. Chapter 1 one does not mention the 7th day at all. Chapter 2 tells us it was special because there was no creation activity. God blessed it (bless meaning praise or congradulate) and sanctified it (set it apart as different or special). This is later used as a pattern in the law of working for 6 days and resting for 1. (Exodus 20:9-11) There are also Sabbath years in the law which are cleary distinct from days (Leviticus 23:2-3). Nothing in the law indicates working for 6 days and resting for a year or longer. Nothing in the text indicates that the 7th day is any longer or shorter than the first 6. Chapter 2 then elaborates on the creation of man from the events of day 6. God planted a garden and put Adam there to take care of it. We aren't told how long it took God to plant a garden but it seems to be trivial since there are other events that are the main focus of the day. Nothing indicates that Adam did any gardening that day. He could have but that is not the focus of the text for this day. Adam did not work with the animals. He named them. It's implied that he observed their abilities and characteristics and named them accordingly. We are told there were 3 different kinds of animals presented: cattle, birds and beasts. God had already created birds on day 5. God had also apparently started day 6 by creating cattle, creeping things (insects, arachids and the like), and beasts. It was after God observed that this was good that he said it's time to make man, who would be different from the beasts. None of them were created in God's image (God's representative likeness). Man was to be in charge of all animal life. However, God's image was not complete with male alone so he created a pair who both were blessed and commanded to populate and fill the earth, just as the other creatures, but man was to rule over all life. Did God create more creatures after he created Adam to present to him? It seems likely. How many did God show Adam? We aren't given a number, but enough of every type to show Adam that he was unique and that he did not have a helper (one who could comfort or assist him, a mate, all these things and more) among them. Adam doesn't take a nap. God put him in a deep sleep (like medical sedation before surgery). Upon seeing Eve, Adam says "At last!" because having reviewed however much he could of the animal kingdom for most of the day, he finally sees another creature like himself, one of his own kind! How long did all of this take? Between morning and evening. The rule of biblical interpretation: don't add what is not there and don't take away what is (Revelation 22:18-19)

[@stephenprice3360]

A minute is a million years Million years is a second.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

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[@rhondarichter6668]

And I am Rhonda Richter

[@anselman3156]

A nice sounding name.

[@douglaskoleen5586]

"You gotta help me Rhonda! Help me get her outta my heart"......

[@SELAHPAUSE]

Lol. ..dropping in a paragraph without asking me.....lol.....not a fan of the gap theory.....

[@raymondparnell439]

Your good !

[@thewatcher96]

Paul talks about head coverings in 1 Cor 11:3, his reasonings are based upon the divine hierarchy in Gen 1:26. Almighty God is first in status, rank, authority & power - then Christ over Man - then Man over Woman. Our relationship one to another must reflect the authority of this divine order.

[@randaldavid7685]

Although I Am very much enjoying many of the videos I have seen of Mrs. Richter I am a little taken back by her tone and statements regarding the Gap Theory. I do take exception to her statement that someone dropped a paragraph (Gap Theory) into the creation account when in fact no one dropped anything anywhere. The scriptural segway into the Gap theory is the second verse of chapter 1 which could be translated "and the earth became without form and void" KJV. 2 things have to be acknowledged. First, God doesn't have to tell us where the dinosaurs came from any more than He has to tell us if big foot exists. That being said, although she is not a biologist she does have to admit that there are a great many things found to be in existence that don't really match with the creation record. Yes I am a Christian. No I don't worship science as it is not my God and all of the scientific disciplines have been corrupted by the THEORY of evolution. The reason the Gap Theory is interesting as it does account for a few things. 1) could suggest the timing of the first sin (Satan rebelling against God) and the devastating effects of such a sin (the destruction of life on earth and the present condition of the cosmos). Do we really believe that God created the universe in the form we see it now? Do these comets, asteroids etc which scientists refer to as left overs sound like a perfect and complete creation? No God does not have to fully explain anything to us, that being said this is the Gap Theory is the closes we can get biblically to explain many of these things.

[@daver1787]

While I'm not a biblical scholar I would invite you to review the book "The Forgotten Kingdom" by Dr. Israel Finkelstein, a biblical archaeologist. He frames the bible as a result of Assyrian imperialism after the defeat of the northern Kingdom of Israel in 720 BCE.

[@SELAHPAUSE]

who keep time in the ane.....did they see time the way we do?......

[@thewatcher7728]

"Devil women" are increasing daily in the fallen churches of today. For as St. Paul has stated, forbidding faithful women of God to teach, preach, and must NOT usurp the God given authority of men...... "11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression". 1 Timothy 2:10-14 (KJV) AMEN!

[@Roscobar]

Paul is a old judaist, a fake apostle who never met Jesus, his vision on the way damascus has 3 conflicting eye witness testimonies alone. but this lady is also spreading false doctrines. she is probably well paid to lead people away from real bible truth. there are 2 creations, one of God and the other of some fallen angel called himself LORD God Yahweh. If you read the the Pentateuch word by word its obvious that this LORD God is not the father of Jesus Christ, no the creator of this world but was just a local deity who had chosen the uncivilized jews as his people, and the line of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is chosen line of the Antichrist. Some claim thatv Lord Yahweh is Lucifer...

[@edsnyder2801]

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth became without form and void. Void- an undistinguishable ruin.

[@bearablepain592]

Elohim means Gods, plural, in Hebrew. It also means the Gods of Justice in Hebrew. -- The biblical author is communicating consciousness, logos, through the word of God, the order that mankind works within, and can comprehend, within his limits, in Genesis 1.

[@godjr.5711]

it is the human you met on this planet when you came outta your caves

[@hondotheology]

How am I supposed to trust a woman when she openly defies 1 Tim 2.12?

[@earnestlycontendingforthef5332]

Women cannot be trusted in spiritual matters which is why St. Paul commanded the following! "11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." 1 Timothy 2:11-14 (KJV) Women who refuse are unruly and being insubordinate and must be rebuked and reminded of their position before Almighty God. "It is important for you to keep this fact in mind, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God". "It is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. 8 For the man did not come from the woman, but the woman from the man. 9 And the man was not made for the woman, but the woman for the man. 10 For this reason it is right for the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels". 1 Corinthians11:3-10 (BBE) Amen!

[@hedgemist691]

@@earnestlycontendingforthef5332 1 Timothy 2.12 was referring to a particular situation in Ephesus at the time Paul wrote this letter to Timothy. The cult of Artemis was dominant at the time. This was a female worshipping cult lead by women. A lot of the Christians in Ephesus came from this cult and this was a direct command to these women that they must not take over from men in church, as this is what they were used to.

[@earnestlycontendingforthef5332]

@@hedgemist691 It is a commandment of the lord that women are to remain SILENT in the Church assemblies to stop shaming themselves before God. 1 Corinthians 14:33-38.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

You’re a fool.

[@yophotoman]

Dr. Richter is looking at an ancient Hebrew text from a modern western & intellectual perspective. Moses was communicating to former construction workers turned shepherds. What did they get out of Genesis? Not anything about the material world nor was Moses addressing questions modern science desires answers. She is ignoring Hebraic philosophy and ancient cosmology.

[@divingfree]

John Brown I think she is asking the questions that would lead to your answer. I strongly agree with your comments.

[@dandeliontea7]

This is an old comment but it's kind of hilarious that you would accuse someone like Sandy Richter of looking at Genesis 1 from a modern western perspective. She has been teaching Hebraic and Near Eastern backgrounds to the Old Testament for years - her book Epic of Eden is one of the best, most readable introductions to this material.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

Enlighten us with YOUR explanation……waiting for your knowledge and wisdom.

[@yahwehsfirstfruitscremedel6816]

Gen.1v2 The words “without form” and “void” are translations of the Hebrew words tohu and bohu. Tohu and bohu are often paired together in the Old Testament and portray a “place of chaos, formlessness, emptiness,wasteland” (Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon). And the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. ( Hovering/inspecting over the waters). Could it be that God did not want to look at the destruction directly but indirectly, through the face of the waters, like a mirror because he didn't want to directly see the devastating effects that were created by the Elohim. Something was tainted from the very beginning. ? seems to me that Lucifer very well could have participated in the first creation of man. The chaotic results were proof that Lucifer was corrupt. God pronounces Lucifer guilty at some point in time. Gen. 2 tells me that Yahweh Elohim "The Craftsman Potter" took charge and intimately formed Adam by breathing (his) breath of life. Deut.14v2 For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for himself, a special treasure above all the people who are on the face of the Earth. Must have been people on the Earth before Adam's race, don't you think?

[@jtta8282]

6 minutes into the video and still have no clue what is her point, rubbish video, seems like she is somehow trying to justify old testament which should not have been part of christianity anyways, marcion was right to this extent.

[@gelarojr]

Do we struggle? No, not at all. The genre is not confusing. It is historical narrative and everything in the Hebrew text indicates that. There are not two creation accounts. Again, the text itself makes this clear. The only struggle is for those who don't want to believe it.

[@fiorini_mochachino]

Dinosaurs are alive and well in Genesis one, that's why one cannot find their fossils there. But keep reading, and when you get to Genesis 6-8 you'll find their carcasses: buried in mud that turned into rock. Where did that much mud came from to bury a huge dinosaur, you ask? From the global flood....

[@memyselfandi3347]

why do people hype up geniuses and act like we are to simple to understand it?

[@ravissary79]

It's typically the other way around, we're too complicated to understand it, hence all the competing interpretations to answer questions that aren't asked, to rationalize modern theories, explain away the parts we're out of touch with, etc.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

Enlighten us with your knowledge

[@gregnathan9830]

Isn't it amazing?.....40,000 Christian denominations, and none have been able to figure out Genesis 1 and 2 in 2,000 years.......Neither Jewish folks have in 3,500 years........ Wooooo~! :O

[@stephenprice3360]

What the point this as NOTHING TO DO WITH SALVATION.

[@brucestine7042]

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to ursurp authority over the man, but to be in silence 1 Timothy 2:12…… is the word of God your final authority that you are in subjection to? Are you saved? How did you get saved? By the way; debate is wickedness… Romans 1:29

[@foxlake02]

Let's not forget the option that the Genesis stories are fables and cannot be relied on for accuracy.

[@JohnsonOyeniran]

if only you understood the fact that Genesis isnt about *material scientific* origins. If you knew that, then shame on you for inserting your *own* interpretation to a text that wasn't written in *your* worldview.

[@joethi4981]

"accuracy" what type of accuracy are you referring too? You assume that stories are not accurate, are you serious?

[@jamesburkhardt9511]

Hmm.... another plumber decides brain surgery is actually really simple

[@godjr.5711]

foxlake02 ..yes. GENESIS is real, and was written by akanathan, one of the Pharaohs who came from Black woman and Angels....your problem is: ; +JEALOUSY + of AFRICANs being created in GENESIS 1© having DOMINION over this planet __ and you were created to,, Till the soil.. ( stump grass)

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

@@godjr.5711 aaaaaaaahahahahahaha you’re too funny.

[@Jane20121985]

1) Let Scripture explain Scripture....compare with the 4th Commandment (written in stone by the finger of GOD). Clearly Genesis is referring to 7 literal days. 2) Genesis 1 is looking through a telescope at the Creation week. Genesis 2 backs up and looks at day 6 through a microscope, for lack of a better term. 3) As for those dinosaurs, we now have over 15 years of documented soft tissue, collagen & cells found in remains....meaning dinosaurs cannot be millions of years old. 4) A Biblical scholar should be fully aware of these things.

[@brandonwheaton1081]

There's a sabbath year too for farming and day 7 isn't described as ending. Also Adam does gardening in Eden, works with all the animals and names them, takes a nap to which Eve is made, all on the 6th day.

[@BabyAlbatrossMusic]

Something leads me to surmise: She possibly (probably) does not believe that Moses wrote the first 5 books. If you disbelieve that (as she possibly does) then it leaves room for “unknown writer”. Oh yes I also caught the JEPD Theory & the Gap theory. What do I do with Genesis 1? In faith, I believe it. I don’t worry over a literal 24 hour day (many strong Reformed Theologians in the past posited that it could also be figurative, that the whole Creation Week represents an Epoch). Women shouldn’t teach or hold spiritual authority over man.

[@yeehaw6267]

Baby Albatross Music Not necessarily that Moses didn't write it, but it's important to remember that it existed in oral tradition for millennia BEFORE he wrote it. How do you think Noah knew which animals were clean when God told him to take clean animals on the ark, or how to build an altar and make a sacrifice after the flood? Also: Paul was speaking to a church in crisis, and historically speaking, women in the early church were of great importance and held in high regard.

[@joshpeterson2451]

First, why is a woman teaching Scripture at a seminary? 1 Timothy 2 is pretty contradictory to this. After all, the reasoning for why women can't teach men is because they were created second and fell first, and that's not cultural.

[@rockymiller2667]

1 Timothy 2 refers to the NT Church. A seminary or college or university is not a church. One of the best Bible teachers I ever had was a woman. Women are not forbidden by Scripture to teach; they are forbidden to assert authority over men in the NT Church.

[@joshpeterson2451]

+Rocky Miller Technically, seminaries are not promoted in the Bible. What is found in the Bible is a model where leading men in the church select trustworthy and mature younger men to train to replace them. There is no concept of shipping off people to a localized location to be taught by whoever. Even allowing for the concept of seminaries (which I do since I am attending one), the truth behind 1 Timothy 2 is that women are not supposed to be the spiritual leaders and teachers of men. The Apostle does expressly say he forbids women to teach nor exercise authority. He doesn't just forbid exercising authority over men; teaching is included too. It doesn't mean that women cannot talk to men about spiritual things like Priscilla and Aquila did, but it does mean that women cannot be authorities over men. That's exactly what a female professor would be.

[@rockymiller2667]

So would you conclude that women cannot teach math if her class includes men? That's ridiculous. Priscilla is mentioned three times in Acts 18. The first time (Acts 18:2), the word order is 'Aquila and his wife Priscilla.' In the second occurrence (Acts 18:18) the word order is Priscilla and Aquila; then in the third occurrence (Acts 18:26) again it is Priscilla then Aquila. You are seminary student so I am sure you can read Greek and therefore know that word order is very significant. In the third occurrence, it is Priscilla and Aquila, who together opposed Apollos of Alexandria in the synagogue and "explained the gospel to him more accurately." This took place in a synagogue and it appears from the word order that Priscilla took the lead in this matter -- in the synagogue. And, then there is Phoebe, who - from Romans 16:1 appears to have served as a deaconess - yes, that's right - a deaconess. Whether she is a deaconess or not, the idea that a woman cannot teach a class in a university is not in any way opposing scripture. I see nothing that would prevent a woman from teaching a Bible class if she is competent to do so. However, you and I would agree that women are not to serve as teaching-elders or serve in authority positions in the NT church. I just don't see teaching the Bible as an exercise of authority.

[@sarahrichard442]

Who are you? Are you God who choose her to teach? you should go pray God and ask God to unveil your eyes regarding women ministry. That is sad for you to place yourself as God. She is teaching for God, not for you, therefore lets God judge her. God is pleased with her that is why God allow her to learn and to understand the bible, so she preach those who want to hear a word from God. Dr. Sandy may you be blessed. We love you.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

Such a shame. You’re just repeating what many others have said without really searching Scriptures and the history behind it. Sad

[@philipc3299]

Couple of her videos, she has blocked comments. Is that because she doesn’t want to learn the truth.? Why does she assume that what she says is the truth and no one can voice their opinion? For your information, the Bible does not allow women to preach or have authority over men. All the degrees and doctorate etc, is worthless if it can’t be tested by the Word of God.

[@byrondickens]

For your information, "The Bible" does no such thing. 1Timothy is a forgery written long after Paul's death. Paul himself mentioned several women in leadership roles, including Junia, who was "prominent among the apostles." (Rom 16:7)