Aida Besancon Spencer

Aida Bensancon Spencer
Aida Besancon Spencer on a cruise from Miami port
Born	1947 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Occupation(s)	Professor of New Testament and Presbyterian minister
Spouse	William David Spencer
Parent(s)	Frederick H. and Aída Guzman Besançon
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Institutions	Gordon-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.
• Spencer, Aida (2025). The Exegetical Process. How to Write a New Testament Exegesis Paper Step by Step. ISBN   9780825449161.

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

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External links

• https://www.gordonconwell.edu/faculty/senior/aida-spencer

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.
9. Cite book last=Tucker, first=Ruth title=Daughters of the Church. Women and Ministry from New Testament times to the Present, isbn=0310457416, year=1987 pages=430