I am delighted make available my new book in German translated by Hans Ronsdorf, a new article in Chinese, and a new article in The Christian Post:

Philip B. Payne, Die Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau aus biblicsher Sicht (Augsburg, Germany: Ronsdorf, 2023). See its cover.

Philip B. Payne, “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman,” Gospel and Modern China 20 (2023.06) 32–46.
腓力·佩恩（Philip B. Payne）圣经教导男女平等 福音与当代中国†第20†期 (2023.06) 32–46.

Philip B. Payne, “The subordinationist heresy? Christ is eternally subordinate to Father God” The Christian Post (July 24, 2023)

On Monday July 31, I had a cochlear implant in my right ear. Dr. Wilkerson says my surgery went well, and so far I have no pain or ringing in either ear.

Immediately after surgery, before I was conscious of anything in my surroundings, I clearly remember being in a contest in which I had to get five points in order to come back to reality. The four points I had gotten were all overridden by my opponent, so I had nothing. At that moment the Spirit of the Lord intervened and gave me a point in a position that freed up my other four points. I instantly became 100% aware of all my surroundings and saw the face of a nurse leaning over me with Rachael on her name tag. She asked, “How are you?” I replied, “The Spirit of the Lord enabled me.” Nancy and Brendan were there and both heard me say this three times. Their smiling faces were wonderfully beautiful to me.

Thank you for your ongoing prayers for recovery. I am scheduled on August 17 to have the cochlear implant turned on. Please pray that my mind will adjust well to this new way of hearing and that I will with practice be able to understand speech far better than I can now.

I’m delighted that Amazon.com lists The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood as its #1 Best Seller in both Christian Leadership and in Religious Leadership:

I’m also delighted to announce the publication of my new newest book, Die Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau aus biblischer Sicht (Augsburg, Germany: Ronsdorf, 2023) and that The Christian Post has recently published ten of my articles:

Can women be pastors: What I discovered during 50 years of research

Does 1 Timothy 2:12-15 prohibit women having authority over men?

Does 1 Corinthians say women have to cover their heads?

Does the Bible teach male headship?

What Ephesians 5 really means about husband-wife submission.

Mutual submission in 1 Peter 31:7—husband submit to wife.

Is the order of creation male authority Bible argument valid?

Bible translations distort God’s Word on the issue of gender.

The church fathers repudiate gender hierarchies in the Bible.

Is the slippery slope argument against ordaining women valid?

It was wonderful to celebrate Mother’s Day with my mother, who turns 99 in October. I was able to sit by her and my three brothers at the opening session of the Twin Lakes Church Bible Conference in Aptos, California. Two people said how pleased they were that I was able to sit by my wife! When Mom heard about it she laughed out loud! She attended my session and understood it and our frequent theological discussions that week.

Response was enthusiastic to my three seminars on Women in Church Leadership. It looked like all sixty books they ordered were grabbed. Following a special session the following Tuesday with PowerPoint slides and Q&A for the whole staff and interns, René Schlaepfer, their lead pastor, promised to buy a copy of The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood for each of them.

I also had wonderful Q&A sessions that next week with the pastors of Santa Cruz Bible Church and Vintage Faith Church and memorable hikes along the Pacific coast and in the redwoods with my brothers John and Peter. John and I also jogged 2.4 miles every other day around the Henry Cowell Big Trees loop trail. 

On May 17, 2023 The Christian Post Published “Mutual submission in 1 Peter 3:1-7: Husband submit to wife? Here Peter also not only commands wives to submit themselves to their own husbands, but also commands husbands to submit themselves to their own wives and to honor their wives as joint heirs of the gracious gift of life.” You can download it here.