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Aida Besancon Spencer (born 1947) is a Dominican-American theological professor, Presbyterian minister, and Christian author.Spencer was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is married to William David Spencer, who is a writer, minister, and educator.On the issue of [[hermeneutics]], she and Wheaton New Testament scholar Gilbert Bilezikian have argued that the author's prohibition in [[1 Timothy 2:12]] concerning women speaking in the congregation was only intended to be a temporary response to women who were teaching error
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Aida Spencer is a Christian author and Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.
* ''2 Corinthians. The People's Bible Commentary: A Devotional Commentary for Study and Preaching''. Bible Reading Fellowship 2001. Reprinted as "2 Corinthians" Daily Bible Commentary, Hendrickson 2007 by Aida Besancon Spencer ISBN 9781841010731
* ''Reaching for the New Jerusalem: A Biblical and Theological Framework for the City''.(2013) edited by Seong Hyun Park, Aida Besancon Spencer, and William David Spencer
* ''Christian Egalitarian Leadership: Empowering the Whole Church according to the Scriptures''.(2020) edited by Aída Besançon Spencer and William David Spencer* ''Global Voices on Biblical Equality: Women and Men Serving together in the Church.'' edited by Aida Besancon Spencer, William David Spencer, and Mimi Haddad, House of Prisca and Aquila, Wipf and Stock 2008 ISBN 9781556350559 * ''God through the Looking Glass: Glimpses from the Arts.'' edited by William David Spencer and Aida Besancon Spencer, Baker 1998 ISBN 0-801057898 * ''Joy through the Night: Biblical Resources on Suffering.'' InterVarsity, reprinted by Wipf and Stock, by Aida Besancon Spencer and William David Spencer 1994 ISBN 9781556355028