Faculty Publications
Title
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2000
Abstract
This chapter responds to the argument that the laying on of hands is a part of the ordination service. In the Bible both men and women experience the laying on of hands, so both genders should qualify for ordination to the ministry. The chapter's evaluation brings out that this reasoning fails to take into consideration that the Bible has certain requirements for the office of elder and minister. Therefore, a woman does not have these biblical qualifications and consequently should not be ordained to these positions.
First Page
155
Last Page
160
Book Title
Prove All Things: A Response to Women in Ministry
Editor
Mercedes H. Dyer
Publisher
Adventists Affirm
City
Berrien Springs, MI
Recommended Citation
Damsteegt, P. Gerard, "The Laying On of Hands" (2000). Faculty Publications. 68.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/church-history-pubs/68
