The thread has branched into many aspects of biblical doctrine on this issue, its to be expected.
Not really.
There is no Biblical doctrine for the Christian wherein Jesus taught that women are inferior to men. Not one passage.
And the important thing for me in that proclamation is to first identify what
inferior means.
1.lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to):
a rank inferior to colonel.
2.lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base:
descending into the inferior regions of the earth.
3.of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard:
an inferior product.
4.less important, valuable, or worthy:
B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds.
5.acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre:
an inferior observer of human nature.
That is why Paul's writings that are often cited to support those who believe women are by definition that what is bolded above are referred to by those in error.
Paul cannot contradict himself and be in the spirit as some argue of his works in their entirety. He was not always speaking from the spirit and we know this also.
However, When Paul is speaking from the spirit and he says all are one in Christ Jesus and those hoping to postulate their teaching that God decreed women to be inferior to men will argue that what Paul is saying there only pertains to salvation.
However, what they are attempting to argue is that which pertains to the saved man and woman. And that's why those arguments fail the moment they are written.
All are one in Christ Jesus. Of course each sex is differently appointed to serve in this world. Men cannot have children for instance.
However, they are all equal, they are all one, in Christ. And when God decrees we are all one in Jesus then he would be a man that he would lie were he to be said to later claim women by his word are lower in station, rank, grade, place, position, rank, closer to the bottom, substandard, base, inferior, less important to his plans, less valuable, less worthy to him, etc... See the definition posted.
I think if a reader understands what is meant by inferior, the definition, they'll realize what proponents of that argument are stating about God.
And if they're familiar with scripture in the New Testament they will perhaps see that God never said any such thing of women.
That makes it man's word that makes the proclamation that women are inferior when they do such a thing. And that makes that proclamation easily dismissed when Christians cleave to God's word.
In fact, that worldly sinful proclamation is what Jesus came to overcome as part of the fallen characteristic in this world.
The argument then demonstrates who speaks for God and who speaks for themselves. And their personal opinion of women's place in God's creation. In fact, if anyone had the time, I would think those same proponents of women's inferiority are the same one's that either start or participate in the many threads here that condemn Feminism.
Woman hate.
Is a sin.