Ride the Lion
This presentation provides a brief overview of soteriological developments by Erasmus, Luther, and Melanchthon, identifying the antecedent realities leading to their actions during the reformation, addressing their various views, and noting the subsequent developments brought about by their influence.
The reality is that there has been near-universal agreement on the issue of male-only headship in the Church until the 19th century. Antoinette Brown Blackwell is thought to be the first “female pastor” to be ordained in a recognized denomination. Even then, it was only liberal denominations that implemented any form of female authority. While egalitarians will appeal to “a diversity of interpretations” on the passages at hand, the idea that theologians have interpreted it differently gives the wrong idea.
