Doesn’t the apostle Paul teach us that there is neither “male nor female” in Christ (Gal. 3:28)? Certainly in terms of the issue addressed there—that of inheritance—there is no distinction. Men and women alike—not just firstborn sons—share in Jesus’ identity, and thus, in his inheritance of the universe. The same was true from the beginning, when both men and women, were given the image-bearing rule over the rest of creation (Gen. 1:27).
