This workshop explores biblical examples of great women of faith that God used as divine spokesperson (including Deborah, Huldah, Isaiah's wife, Noadiah, those anonymous women prophets mentioned by Ezekiel, Philip's four daughters, etc.) We will address the meaning of being a prophet of God, including the element of authority related to this gift.

RON PIERCE has taught biblical studies and theology at Biola University since 1976. He has been ordained with the Evangelical Free Church since 1989. His interests includes Old Testament studies, the Israel-Palestine conflict and the contemporary gender debate among evangelicals. His is co-editor of Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity without Hierarchy, which has just been released by InterVarsity Press in October 2004. He and his wife Pat reside in Fullerton, Calif., and have two adult children. *Handout included.