Elective presented at the 2022 Priscilla & Aquila annual conference.
The purpose of this paper is to examine briefly three somewhat overlapping terms—equality, identity (in the limited sense of sameness) and unity—and to consider the way the Bible treats the concepts indicated by these terms, in order to argue for greater clarity and care in our use of them when speaking about the way men and women relate to each other and exercise Christian ministries in partnership with one another. It suggests that while the Bible does treat the treasured ideal of equality between the sexes, and even speaks at points of identity, its primary concern is with the unity that comes from our created complementarity and our common sharing of the Spirit of Christ.
Level: Popular academic.
