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撮要

本文嘗試描搶及評估女權主義的新約詮釋(以提摩太前書二章8至15節作為測試)，並分辨教會中女權主義學者兩大流派的特徵；主要目的並非找出哪個進路更可取，而是要奠下互相了解及對話的基礎而已。

本文作者探討了女權主義聖經學者的兩大派系，從而找出他們之間重要的差別。第一個派系致力於建構女權主義的聖經證釋，將女性從以男性主導的教會和父權社會中解放出來，並堅信聖經中許多的教導嚴重阻礙婦解的目標。第二個派系的不同之處是他們對經文的用途抱樂觀態度。

ABSTRACT

The present study is an initial attempt to describe and assess feminist NT interpretation with 1 Tim 2:8-15 as a Test Case. No attempt is made at this stage to provide an adequate survey of the literature. Rather, the main goal is to identify some of the key features that distinguish two groups of feminist scholars within the church. Equally, the purpose in doing so is not to determine which approach merits more consideration. It is rather to begin the process of laying a foundation for understanding and dialogue.

In order to draw attention to some important differences, Towner considers two categories of feminist biblical scholars. The first is dedicated to the construction of a feminist biblical hermeneutic, committed to the liberation of women from androcentric and patriarchal structures in the church and society, and convinced that much of the teaching of the Bible poses a serious hindrance to the achievement of these goals. The second category of feminist can be distinguished from the first in that she or he maintains an optimism towards the usefulness of the biblical text(s) usually discussed.

原載於《建道學刊》7期（1997年1月），頁91-111。