The Basic Things You Need To Know About The Church Oromo

Author : Omega Theology Series
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ISBN 13 : 9781794685512
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Let Women Keep Silent written by Omega Theology Series and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of five chapters that will discuss and give insights to the question about the 'silence' of women in the Pastoral Epistles. This book is to my knowledge, the book on 1Tim2:11-12 to be written from the cultural perspective of Oromo. According to the text of 1Timothy 2:11-12 women are commanded to keep silent, not to teach and not to have authority over man.In this book, I will formulate some questions like, what is the impact of the text for the contemporary readers, how can we treat or compromise the phrase "a woman should learn in quietness, I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over men; she must be silent", in the perspectives of church ministry. Is the Holy Bible in general prohibit women from teaching? Does God really allow women to keep silent? These are the main thoughts in the beginnings of the three chapters that will be presented.In this book, I will formulate some questions like, what is the impact of the text for the contemporary readers, how can we treat or compromise the phrase "a woman should learn in quietness, I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over men; she must be silent", in the perspectives of church ministry. Is the Holy Bible in general prohibit women from teaching? Does God really allow women to keep silent? These are the main thoughts in the beginnings of the three chapters that will be presented.Women play un indispensable role in the church ministry. However, why are they ordered to keep silent and prohibited from teaching is challenging question in the mind of every Christians in the church. There are certain ways that the text can contribute to the understanding of the readers of the text. Women can be withdrawn from the ministry and men can restrict women from church service. Therefore, providing the right insight is significantly important. This can be done thorough the task of exegesis, interpretation and application to the contemporary church. To reflect upon why women are urged to keep silent is an urgent question not only in my country but globallyWomen's silence in Oromo tradition, both in the socio-cultural and religious field will be discussed in chapter four of my book. There is special emphasis to reflect how women are viewed in Oromo tradition. Oromo has its own system of living norms that is governed by Gada system,1 the base of Oromo culture and civilization. In this system, Ateete and Siiqe are the two famous practices for social and physical wellbeing of Oromo women. Ateete is the1 The elaboration about the Gadaa system will presented in chapter 4. rituals belong to a cultural belief that Oromo women are intermediaries between spiritual and physical that the God Waaqa listens to women's desire and suddenly answers to it.The second very important cultural practice in Gadaa system is Siiqe: a stick symbolizing a socially sanctioned set of rights and exercised by women. All these matters will be discussed thoroughly with the significant scholarly based sources in the fourth chapter. These are the main areas I want to discuss in relation to the prohibition of women in 1Timothy 2:11-12. The fifth chapter consists of discussion and conclusion that brings the textual understanding of the Pastoral Epistles in relation to the Oromo culture.