“Teachers of Good Things”: Origen on Women as Teachers
Abstract: Origen expected elderly women and men to be “teachers of good things” in Christian congregations (cf. Titus 2:2–3), and he allowed women to give “spiritual instruction” to younger women. He wrote that women can have “pure minds” and receive divine revelations. At the same time, he followed the (Deutero-) Pauline prohibitions on women to speak and teach in church. This article investigates Origen’s argumentation and his emphases when mentioning female teachers, in order to determine to which degree it is based on theological principles, and where he is following social norms. Why is it, as Origen writes in his Commentary on 1 Corinthians (in catena), shameful for a woman to speak in church, “even if she should speak marvelous and holy words”?
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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“Teachers of Good Things”: Origen on Women as Teachers ; volume:10 ; number:1 ; year:2024 ; extent:11
Open theology ; 10, Heft 1 (2024) (gesamt 11)
- Creator
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Munkholt, Maria
- DOI
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10.1515/opth-2024-0018
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409131537463.878416228975
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:32 AM CEST
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