Aida Besancon Spencer

Aida Bensancon Spencer
Aida Besancon Spencer on a cruise from Miami port
Born1947
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Occupation(s)Professor of New Testament and Presbyterian minister
SpouseWilliam David Spencer
Parent(s)Frederick H. and Aída Guzman Besançon
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
InstitutionsGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Aida Besancon Spencer (born 1947) is a Dominican-American New Testament professor and Presbyterian minister.

Career

Spencer is Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.[1] She has written on The Apostle Paul, Paul's Literary Style, Women in Christianity[2][3] and the New Testament from a Hispanic perspective.[4]

On the hermeneutical issues of 1 Timothy 2:12, she and Wheaton New Testament scholar Gilbert Bilezikian have argued that the author's prohibition on women speaking in the congregation was only intended to be a temporary response to women who were teaching error.[5][6]

Personal life

Spencer was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Frederick H. (a comptroller) and Aída (a business entrepreneur and homemaker; maiden name, Guzman) Besançon. She is married to William David Spencer, who is a writer, minister, and educator.[7] They cowrite the blog Applying Biblical Truths Today since 2012. They began (2009) and edit the Africanus Journal and the House of Prisca and Aquila series.[citation needed] Their son, Stephen William Spencer, is the director of programming at Salem public access cable station.[8]

Publications

Books

  • Spencer, William; Spencer, Aida (May 1998). The Global God: Multicultural Evangelical Views of God. ISBN 0801021634.
  • Spencer, William; Spencer, Aida (14 September 2018). Cave of Little Faces: A Novel. ISBN 9781532650826.
  • . Reaching for the New Jerusalem: A Biblical and Theological Framework for the City. Wipf and Stock. 2 August 2013. ISBN 978-1621898191.
  • The Goddess Revival: A Biblical Response to God(dess) Spirituality. Wipf & Stock. September 2010. ISBN 9781608999217.
  • Spencer, Aida; Spencer, William, eds. (30 October 2020). Christian Egalitarian Leadership: Empowering the Whole Church according to the Scriptures – Aída Besançon Spencer and William David Spencer Imprint: Wipf and Stock. ISBN 9781725270534.
  • Spencer, Aida (31 October 2013). 1 Timothy, New Covenant Commentary Series. Cascade. ISBN 9781556359910.
  • Spencer, Aida (16 May 2014). 2 Timothy and Titus. ISBN 9781625642530.

Spencer, Aida (1984). Paul's Literary Style: A Stylistic and Historical Comparison of 2 Corinthians 11:16-12:13, Romans 8:9-39, and Philippians 3:2-4:13. ISBN 9780761839545. Spencer, Aida (2020). A Commentary on James, Kregel Exegetical Library. ISBN 9780825444616. Spencer, Aida (1985). Beyond the Curse: Women Called to Ministry. ISBN 9780801047749. Spencer, Aida (2001). 2 Corinthians. The People's Bible Commentary. ISBN 9781841010731.

Articles

  • Spencer, Aida. "What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women". Priscilla Papers: The Academic Journal of CBE International. 33 (3).
  • Spencer, Aida (August 1, 2017). "El Ministerio de las Mujeres". Priscilla Papers.

References

  1. ^ "Aída Besançon Spencer". CBE International. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ Spencer, Aída Besançon (2005). "My Journey as a Latin American Feminist New Testament Scholar". Feminist New Testament Studies. pp. 115–129. doi:10.1007/978-1-137-11204-0_9. ISBN 978-1-4039-6871-5.[non-primary source needed]
  3. ^ Spencer, Aída Besançon (1985). Beyond the Curse: Women Called to Ministry. T. Nelson. ISBN 978-0-8407-5482-0.[page needed][non-primary source needed]
  4. ^ Spencer, Aida (August 1, 2017). "El Ministerio de las Mujeres". Priscilla Papers.[non-primary source needed]
  5. ^ Bilezikian, Gilbert G. (1985). Beyond Sex Roles: What the Bible Says about a Woman's Place in Church and Family. Baker Book House. ISBN 978-0-8010-0885-6.[page needed]
  6. ^ Bilezikian, Gilbert. Christianity 101. Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1993.
  7. ^ "Spencer, Aída Besançon 1947– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  8. ^ "Staff/Board – Salem Access Television". Retrieved 2023-07-07.