The Wynkoop Center provides Bible studies to educate and raise awareness concerning biblical teaching on God’s creative and redemptive intention regarding gender relations. The target audience is small groups of teenagers and adults in local church and campus ministries.

The Wynkoop Center has created four Bible study units. Each unit consists of five or six sessions.

• The Creation Mandate unit considers the first three chapters of Genesis and the relationship between men and women before and after the fall.

• The Old Testament Women in Public Leadership unit profiles prominent women, including Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, and Esther.

• The New Testament Women in Public Leadership unit profiles associates of Jesus and Paul, including Anna, Lydia, and Priscilla.

• The Difficult Passages in the New Testament unit considers the most controversial passages concerning women in ministry, including passages in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, 1 Timothy, and 1 Peter.

Each Wynkoop Center Bible Study includes three components: commentary, exposition, and study guide.

• The exposition is provided for the student/participant and is based on the commentary.

• The study guide is provided to help the teacher/facilitator with a group discussion.

• The commentary is provided for the teacher/facilitator and often includes the commentator’s own translation of the original texts.

There is one PDF file for each Bible study session. The exposition and study guide appear first in the file and may be copied for each participant. The commentary appears last. It was designed with the teacher in mind, but those who wish to dig deeper in the Scripture might appreciate having a copy.

Everything available from the Wynkoop Center is copyrighted by the authors. You may reproduce the material for personal edification or for use in ministry as long as you do not alter the content nor charge for the copies. The author’s name and copyright notice must appear on all copies. There is no charge for this service.

The Wynkoop Center thanks the office of Clergy Development in the International Church of the Nazarene Headquarters for their partnership in completing this Bible Studies project.

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