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 | Sep 4, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Marriage, Greco-Roman Culture | 11
Tertullian, famous for once describing women as “the devil’s gateway”, wrote some wonderful things about equality and mutuality in marriage. He did not regard the household code in Ephesians as either comprehensive or prescriptive.
Read Moreby Marg | Feb 16, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 24
Do husbands have a particular responsibility for the spiritual growth of their wives? Will husbands one day present their wives to Jesus in much the same way as Jesus will present the church to himself? (Cf. Eph. 5:25-27)
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 | Mar 27, 2014 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 29
Instructions for wifely submission and holy kisses are clearly given in the New Testament. Yet one concept is largely ignored while the other is highlighted. Why is that?
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