Can a male saviour save women

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  • how might someone argue yes?
     - Traditional Christian beliefs on the salvation of ALL
     - Jesus was both fully human, and fully God, therefore female salvation is assured
     - Fiorenza – Jesus can offer a vision of salvation for women.  He had an early feminist prophecy promoting change in a sexist world
  • how might someone argue no?
    - However, early thinkers believed Eve was guilty of original sin and therefore could not be saved
     - Half male, half angel at the resurrection!
     - Jesus was male, therefore focus on male salvation.  Daly – Jesus is not a figure of salvation for women, but a figure of male domination and enslavement