Includes bibliographical references.

Dedication iv Acknowledgments v What Readers Are Saying vii Introduction xi 1. Same Book—Different Answers? 13 2. Is Ordination Biblical? 19 3. Some Notable Women in the Bible 27 4. The Husband of One Wife...Really? 37 5. Must Women Keep Silent in Church? 51 6. The Headless Horseman Rides Again 55 7. But What About Ellen White? 69 8. A “Woman Ministry” 93 9. What We Can Learn From Acts 15 111 10. Does the Bible Support Women’s Ordination? 119 11. More Questions and Answers 129 APPENDICES 1. Consensus Statement on a Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Ordination 173 2. English Bible Translations of 1 Timothy 3:2 175 3. Similarities Between 1 Timothy and Titus 180 4. Reply on Behalf of W. C. White Regarding Ellen G. White’s Credentials 182 5. Women Licensed as Adventist Ministers, 1869-1975 183 6. Theology of Ordination: Position No. 1 185 7. Why the Third Option Is Not an Option 197 8. Summary of Theology of Ordination Study Committee Presentations: Looking at All Sides of the Issue 205

If we earnestly pray for the Holy Spirit and are not immovably bound to our own ideas, God will lead us into unity in our understanding of Scripture. Many people wonder whether the ordination of women is important enough to risk splitting the church. This timely book addresses these questions and more in a reader-friendly way, backed by solid scholarship.