A Response to Marriage Made in Eden: A Pre-Modern Perspective for a Post-Christian World

Authors

John Tarwater, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2004

Journal Title

Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

ISSN

1544-5143

Volume

9

Issue

2

First Page

42

Last Page

48

Abstract

In their most recent work on marriage, Alice Mathews and Gay Hubbard—professor and guest lecturer at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary respectively—explore Godʼs design and purpose for marriage. Having received positive reviews from several leading evangelical scholars, such as Stanley Grenz, Gordon Fee, and Vernon Grounds, Marriage Made in Eden warrants considerable attention. Because Mathews and Hubbardʼs book represents a significant argument supporting egalitarianism, it also deserves a serious response. In this article, I will concentrate my analysis on the bookʼs contribution as it relates to the role of women, which appears to be the driving issue for the authors. I will divide this article into two sections. In the first, I will present the contents of the text, giving special attention to the arguments in favor of egalitarianism. In the second, I will evaluate and respond to the authorsʼ rationale.

Keywords

Biblical studies, marriage, manhood, womanhood

Recommended Citation

Tarwater, John, "A Response to Marriage Made in Eden: A Pre-Modern Perspective for a Post-Christian World" (2004). Business Administration Faculty Publications. 137.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/business_administration_publications/137