I have a difficult time determining exactly what I think on this issue re: female pastors/priests, Nora. On the one hand, women certainly appear perfectly capable of filling the role, better than men in some aspects of the job. On the other hand, there appear to be clear biblical restrictions against women teaching men in that setting.

The OT has an example of a woman who was the Judge of Israel (Deborah in Judges 4 and 5) at one point in their existence. There aren't any negative references to her ability to do the job. On the contrary, she seems to perform admirably in the role.

Are the NT injunctions against female pastors and overseers purely a remnant of a social restriction that is now redundant? Or do the still obvious personality differences between women and men indicate that we should still adhere to the biblical admonition? I don't know how to add it all up, Nora!