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I was thinking about inserting this on the page, "Ordination of Women", under "Christianity in General". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination_of_women#Christianity_in_general

Here is the text, with all references/sources numbered and listed at the bottom. Thank you again!

These Biblical verses have been used in the debate for the legitimacy ordained women, in the Christian faith.

Israel experienced peace under Judge Deborah. (Judges 5:31) **Ref. 1**

Huldah the Prophetess. (2 Kings 22:14) **Ref. 2**

Paul commended Timothy's mother and grandmother for their genuine faith, along with other women who labored with him in spreading the gospel. 2 Timothy 1:5 **Ref. 3**

He pleaded with his male companions to help the women who helped spread the gospel. (Philippians 4:3) **Ref. 4**

Phoebe, a female Deacon/servant of the church. (Romans 16:1-2) **Ref. 5**

While the verse "women should be kept silent in the church" is a common argument against women holding presiding leadership over a church, it is interesting to note that the Greek word used for "women" is Gunaikes, literally translated as wives. (1 Peter 3:3, 1 Timothy 2:9 & 12) **Ref. 6**

In the typical first century culture, women sat separate from men in the synagogue (*Ref. 7*), while the men sat below. Due to educational differences (*Ref 8*), a common interpretation is that Paul was telling the wives to be silent, not yelling down questions to their husbands below, instead he appealed of them to ask their questions at home. It has also been noted that the same words "Keep silent" were used in reference to men who speak in unknown tongues in the church, without an interpreter. (**Ref. 9**) (1 Corinthians 14:28 & 30)

Another controversial verse has been Paul's mention of a certain apostle named Junia (**Ref. 10**), who was a fellow prisoner and notable apostle. While the oldest English translation of the Bible, the King James version, uses the female name Junia, the letter S was added to the end of her name by various Bible Translations, as there was much criticism and unbelief that a women could be an apostle. (**Ref. 11**) However, Due to theological understanding and extensive research in favor of the name being a woman's, most translations have reverted to the female name, "Junia". (*Ref. 12*)

References/sources

Judge Deborah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah
 * Ref.1**

Huldah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldah
 * Ref. 2**

http://bible.cc/2_timothy/1-5.htm
 * Ref. 3**

http://bible.cc/philippians/4-3.htm
 * Ref. 4**

Phoebe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_%28Bible%29
 * Ref. 5**

The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Bible study, KJV, with Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, AMG publishers, Revised Edition, 1991
 * Ref. 6**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechitzah
 * Ref. 7**

Rabbi Eliezer, "Mishnah, Sotah 3:4" ("Rather should the words of the Torah be burned than entrusted to a woman... whoever teaches his daughter the Torah is like one who teaches her obscenity.”) http://www.religioustolerance.org/cfe_bibl.htm
 * Ref. 8**

The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Bible study, KJV, with Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, AMG publishers, Revised Edition, 1991
 * Ref. 9**

Junia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junia
 * Ref. 10**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junia#Junia.27s_gender
 * Ref. 11**

http://bible.cc/romans/16-7.htm
 * Ref. 12***