The household codes are about power, not gender
The New Testament household codes in Ephesians 5-6 and Colossians 3-4 are not primarily about gender. They are about power and about mitigating the abuse that often comes with power.
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by Marg | Feb 27, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 22
The New Testament household codes in Ephesians 5-6 and Colossians 3-4 are not primarily about gender. They are about power and about mitigating the abuse that often comes with power.
Read Moreby Marg | Aug 31, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Paul and Women | 5
We need to put Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 into practice by honouring all equally (which means giving extra honour to those lacking it) and creating a community where all can contribute their gifts. Equality leads to unity.
Read Moreby Marg | Mar 31, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 25
When people think of the “masters” mentioned in the New Testament household codes, they tend to think of men. Many masters in NT times, however, were women. How does this realisation affect the notion of female submission?
Read Moreby Marg | Sep 23, 2014 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Translation and Interpretation, Equality in Marriage, Greco-Roman Culture, Paul and Women, Titus 2 | 37
Titus 2:5 contains a word which is usually translated as “workers at home,” but the King James Bible has “keepers at home.” Which is the correct phrase? Is anything special meant by “keepers at home”?
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Apartheid, slavery, and patriarchy are three social systems where one group of people is more powerful than the other group. Does God want these systems operating in the community of his people?
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What does oppression and the horrors of slavery in the song “O Holy Night” have to do with an innocent newborn baby in a manger?
Read Moreby Marg | Apr 19, 2012 | 1 Peter, Bible Study Notes | 0
The Christian servants in Asia Minor were suffering unjustly, so Peter encourages and inspires them with the example of Jesus Christ, the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53.
Read Moreby Marg | Apr 3, 2012 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Equality in Ministry | 2
In this post I share a quote from Dr John T Bristow about how some in the early church treated slaves with equity and even tried to free them.
Read Moreby Marg | Nov 15, 2011 | All Posts on Equality, Christian Living, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry | 7
Paul wanted equality for all Christians and he wrote about this in his letters. In some verses equality was implied. In other verses the concept of equality was clearly stated. Equality was Paul’s goal (2 Corinthians 8:14, NIV 2011).
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