Marg Mowczko
@margmowczko.bsky.social
Grateful for the new life Jesus offers to every person on the planet. Advocate for mutuality and unity between women and men in ministry and in marriage. Blogs at MargMowczko.com
미쁘다 이 말이여
미쁘다 이 말이여
The chosen lady ("kyria") in 2 John is almost certainly an individual woman who functioned as a house church leader.
She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
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She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
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The Elder and the Lady: A look at the language of 2 John - Marg Mowczko
In this post I look at the words the author of 2 John uses to identify the people he is writing to, including the chosen, or elect, lady.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The chosen lady ("kyria") in 2 John is almost certainly an individual woman who functioned as a house church leader.
She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
margmowczko.com/elder-lady-l...
She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
margmowczko.com/elder-lady-l...
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Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
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Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
The "Little Women" in 2 Timothy 3:6–7 - Marg Mowczko
Does Paul disparags women in 2 Timothy 3:6–7?
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November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
The "Little Women" in 2 Timothy 3:6–7 - Marg Mowczko
Does Paul disparags women in 2 Timothy 3:6–7?
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November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
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What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do? margmowczko.com/ephesian-hus...
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do? - Marg Mowczko
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-33, we can see what Paul wanted the Ephesian husbands to actually do.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do? margmowczko.com/ephesian-hus...
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Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
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In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
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Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
25+ Biblical Roles for Biblical Women - Marg Mowczko
Many Bible women were not as restricted as we are sometimes led to believe.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
margmowczko.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
25+ Biblical Roles for Biblical Women - Marg Mowczko
Many Bible women were not as restricted as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
I was reminded of the Queen of Sheba today. She is mentioned in 1 Kings 10:1–13 and 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 in the Hebrew Bible as well as in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament.
Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
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Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
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The Queen of Sheba and 3 more Female Rulers in the Bible - Marg Mowczko
There were powerful women in Bible times.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I was reminded of the Queen of Sheba today. She is mentioned in 1 Kings 10:1–13 and 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 in the Hebrew Bible as well as in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament.
Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
margmowczko.com/queen-of-she...
Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
margmowczko.com/queen-of-she...
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"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
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Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
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Is Adam solely responsible for the first sin? - Marg Mowczko
Paul uses the literary device of typology in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Is Adam solely responsible for the first sin? - Marg Mowczko
Paul uses the literary device of typology in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15.
margmowczko.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
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Sapphira should not have plotted with her husband.
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
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She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
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Are Men Accountable for their Wives' Actions? - Marg Mowczko
Are men accountable for their wives' actions? This article looks at the accountability of Adam and Eve and of Ananias and Sapphira.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sapphira should not have plotted with her husband.
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
Sapphira should not have plotted with her husband.
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
Are Men Accountable for their Wives' Actions? - Marg Mowczko
Are men accountable for their wives' actions? This article looks at the accountability of Adam and Eve and of Ananias and Sapphira.
margmowczko.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sapphira should not have plotted with her husband.
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
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Three Old Testament women went against their husbands' wishes but are not criticised; in fact, they are commended. Abigail is the clearest example of this.
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Abigail: A Bible Woman with Beauty and Brains - Marg Mowczko
Abigail helped her husband by going against his wishes.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Three Old Testament women went against their husbands' wishes but are not criticised; in fact, they are commended. Abigail is the clearest example of this.
margmowczko.com/abigail-1-sa...
margmowczko.com/abigail-1-sa...
Three Old Testament women went against their husbands' wishes but are not criticised; in fact, they are commended. Abigail is the clearest example of this.
margmowczko.com/abigail-1-sa...
margmowczko.com/abigail-1-sa...
Abigail: A Bible Woman with Beauty and Brains - Marg Mowczko
Abigail helped her husband by going against his wishes.
margmowczko.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Three Old Testament women went against their husbands' wishes but are not criticised; in fact, they are commended. Abigail is the clearest example of this.
margmowczko.com/abigail-1-sa...
margmowczko.com/abigail-1-sa...
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1. In early Latin translations of the New Testament, and in the Vulgate, the Greek word "authentein," used in 1 Timothy 2:12, is translated as "dominari" ("to dominate"). These translations were done when Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, was still a living language.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
1. In early Latin translations of the New Testament, and in the Vulgate, the Greek word "authentein," used in 1 Timothy 2:12, is translated as "dominari" ("to dominate"). These translations were done when Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, was still a living language.
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October 31 is Reformation Day.
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
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Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
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Beth Allison Barr on the Reformation’s Role in Limiting Women - Marg Mowczko
The Reformation limited women. It is "a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation."
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November 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
October 31 is Reformation Day.
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
margmowczko.com/beth-allison...
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
margmowczko.com/beth-allison...
October 31 is Reformation Day.
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
margmowczko.com/beth-allison...
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
margmowczko.com/beth-allison...
Beth Allison Barr on the Reformation’s Role in Limiting Women - Marg Mowczko
The Reformation limited women. It is "a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation."
margmowczko.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
October 31 is Reformation Day.
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
margmowczko.com/beth-allison...
Good things came from the Reformation, but the way the church regarded women was not one of them.
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.” ~ Barr
margmowczko.com/beth-allison...
Reposted by Marg Mowczko
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do?
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do?
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
margmowczko.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do?
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
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It's that time of the year when I share this post.
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
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I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
The Witch of Endor, the Dead Prophet, the Doomed King - Marg Mowczko
It is remarkable that the witch of Endor, who dealt in the occult, is portrayed in a sympathetic light in 1 Samuel 28. What is going on here?
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October 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It's that time of the year when I share this post.
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
It's that time of the year when I share this post.
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
The Witch of Endor, the Dead Prophet, the Doomed King - Marg Mowczko
It is remarkable that the witch of Endor, who dealt in the occult, is portrayed in a sympathetic light in 1 Samuel 28. What is going on here?
margmowczko.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It's that time of the year when I share this post.
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
I'm fascinated by this story of an outcast woman and the dilemmas it raises!
margmowczko.com/witch-endor-...
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do?
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do?
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
margmowczko.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do?
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-30, we can see what Paul actually wanted the Ephesian husbands to do.
1. In early Latin translations of the New Testament, and in the Vulgate, the Greek word "authentein," used in 1 Timothy 2:12, is translated as "dominari" ("to dominate"). These translations were done when Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, was still a living language.
[continued]
[continued]
October 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
1. In early Latin translations of the New Testament, and in the Vulgate, the Greek word "authentein," used in 1 Timothy 2:12, is translated as "dominari" ("to dominate"). These translations were done when Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, was still a living language.
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