Does anybody know? I don't want to I'm just wondering.
Hi AR, not sure if you are differentiating between Priests and other offices of the Church, or are merely referring to women in leadership roles? Just for the record, I personally believe that a priest is as authoritative as any leader, as far as their functionality and influence is concerned.
That is, the Scriptural arguments below pertain not only to Bishops or Presbyters, Elders or Leaders, but to priests also - those that teach adults, and have influence on both decisions and organization in the Church, and people's lives.
(Copy & pasted from a previous post of mine)
Never a female monarch, except for Athaliah who had no right to the throne (not from Judah, gained her position by treachery), and she ended up dying in utter shame and infamy because of it.
Never a female priest, and the lineage was passed on from 'father to son'.
Never a female judge except for Deborah, who was actually a prophetess, and when Barak refused to lead the battle, God said, I will
shame you by giving the credit to a women.
Adam was created before Eve, Eve was created for man (Genesis 2:18). Paul explains this as to why women are forbidden to hold authority over a man (1 Timothy 2:12-14). This was a fundamental ground, not circumstantial nor cultural.
Head of Christ = God, Head of man = Christ, Head of women = man.
Women submit to your husbands (Ephesians 5:22-24)
Women obey your husbands (1 Peter 3:5-6)
etc...