Contrary to popular opinion, women not only have a friend in Jesus, but also in the Apostle Paul, seminary professor Todd Still told a recent conference sponsored by Christians for Biblical Equality.

The William H. Hinson Professor of Christian Scriptures at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary said Christitans too often pit Jesus against Paul, and some even adopt the view of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, who labeled Paul as “the eternal enemy of woman.”