Half the Image of God: Women, Scripture & the Church

Matt Mouzakis returns to the podcast to wrestle with one of the most debated questions in the church: What does Scripture really say about women in ministry? From Genesis to Paul’s letters, we unpack how mistranslations, cultural assumptions, and bad theology have sidelined half the Body of Christ for centuries.

Was Eve really just Adam’s “rib”? Did Paul command women to stay silent in church forever…or was he correcting a local crisis in Ephesus? And what does “headship” actually mean when Paul calls Christ the head of the church?

Many of us were taught to see “male headship” as God’s design. But what if that’s really just the fallout of the Fall? And what if Jesus’ Kingdom has already undone that curse?  

 

Spoiler: the resurrection was first preached by women, and that wasn’t an accident.

 

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🤝Connect with Matt Mouzakis:

• Email: [e-mail]
• Book: Principalities, Powers and Allegiances 
  • Previous Episodes with Matt:
  • "What about Romans 13?"
  • From Eden to Empire: Deuteronomy 32 & Christ’s Nature with Matt Mouzakis (Part 1)
  • From Eden to Empire: First Peter's Insights (Part 2)
  • From Eden to Empire: Romans 13 Line by Line (Part 3)
  • The Beasts and the Lamb of Revelation: From Eden to Empire (Part 4)

• Expedition 44 podcast:
  • Website: expedition44.com
  • Co-hosted by Matt Mouzakis and Dr. Will Ryan

Key Moments:

(1:35) Complementarian vs. Egalitarian

(6:00) Craig’s Journey

(14:00) Genesis Re-Read: Not a Rib, but a Side

(19:00) “Helper Suitable”: God as Ally

(24:00) Genesis 3 and the Fall

(26:24) 1 Timothy 2 in Context

(31:00) Students, Not Silenced

(38:00) 1 Corinthians 14 and the “Silence” Verses

(41:00) Headship: What Does “Head” Mean?

(47:00) Husbands & Wives in Ephesians 5

(57:00) Women Leaders in Scripture

• Junia, “outstanding among the apostles” (Romans 16:7)
• Priscilla, teaching Apollos (Acts 18:26)
• Phoebe, deacon and patron, carrier of Romans
• Deborah (Judges 4–5), prophet and judge of Israel
• Huldah (2 Kings 22), prophet consulted by King Josiah

(1:09:00) Why This Matters to Matt

 

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