Talk:Priscilla (Christian)

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I dispute that most "scholars believe" please provide references that show that most scholars believe that she was more important than her husband. [This is only minor]

The major point of dispute: References for some authors who view paul as being misogynistic and provide a balanced view point of the subject by adding the views of those who disagree with the said view i.e. Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner

Misogyny is a strong word, "an exaggerated aversion toward women" it is hard to believe that the few texts concerning the role of women in the church would merit the strength of such characterization. The passages often cited are concerning the role of the elder, pastor, overseer, and bishop -all various references for the same position- as being limited to males. Older women are given responsibility to teach the younger women and various other positions.

Suggestion: Create a separate article for the role of women in the New Testament, being fair to the whole thing, this way you can include information about Lydia, the seller of purple cloth/dye, and Mary and Martha Anna, Agabus and the various other women

[edit] Edit of Article

There has been no edit or further discussion of the dispute since November 11th. I am editing the lines concerning Paul as a misogynist. Furthermore, no supportive material for the claim concerning the importance of Priscilla has been provided. In order to end the dispute I am cutting that section. I will past it here on the discussion page so that it can be preserved if at a later time sufficient supportive material is offered.

The Bible lists Prisca 4 times out of 6 before her husband Aquila. Most scholars take this as a strong indication that Prisca was more important in the early decades of Christian history than was her husband, Aquila. The affection and respect with which Paul speaks of Prisca and her husband causes some scholars to believe that the genuine Paul of Tarsus did not share the alleged misogyny displayed by the authors of the pastoral letters (Timothy and Titus), which have traditionally been attributed to Paul.

[edit] Sources

We need sources for claims like "Priscilla is a diminutive nickname for Prisca." Arbusto 01:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Aquila

Since the Aquila article is so miniscule and Priscilla and Aquila are always mentioned together, would anyone have and particular disagreement with merging the two articles into a single one which bears both of thier names?

This seems like a reasonable thing to do, especially given the lack of information about Aquila. Paul Haymon 08:06, 4 September 2006 (UTC)