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Paul and the Leadership of Women: Irreconcilable or Inextricable?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 31, 2005
Paul and the Leadership of Women: Irreconcilable or Inextricable? The Historical Context of Ephesians and Corinthians
Who's the Boss?
By: Kuruvilla Chandy | March 5, 2005
A man and woman are seen on stage. The man has two envelopes in his hands. The words "To: Husbands" are written on one envelope, and "To: Wives" is written on the other. The man holds the envelopes so the audience can read the inscriptions. He takes the message from the envelope marked "To: Wives" [...]
The Cultural Context of Ephesians 5:18–6:9
By: Gordon D. Fee† | January 31, 2002
Is there a divinely ordained hierarchy in the life of the church and home that is based on gender alone?
Women in Marriage & Ministry
By: Wendy Francisco | June 6, 2001
The widespread misunderstandings and mistranslations resulting in gender hierarchy are damaging to people, marriages and the body of Christ. I am going to start by diving into the most famous (or infamous) passage on marriage in Ephesians Chapter 5. It’s amazing to discover what this passage really says!
Is the Head of the House at Home?
By: Joe E. Trull | July 31, 2000
The way to build a Christian home is for each member of the family to work at surpassing the other in love and voluntary submission.
Biblical Submission within Marriage
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | February 14, 1999
What is biblical submission in marriage? What does it look like in an egalitarian marriage? Rebecca Merrill Groothuis responds to complementarian stances on submission in marriage with a look at Scripture.
From Scripture to Doctrine
By: Vic Pfitzner | July 19, 1998
We Lutherans all want to argue on the basis of God's revealed truth in the authoritative Scripture. Yet all of us come to this debate with our own personal history and agenda. My own history includes aversion to women in the public ministry as a result of experiences, first as a teenager, then as a [...]
From Poet to Judge: What Does Ephesians 5 Teach about Male-Female Roles?
By: Aída Besançon Spencer | July 30, 1990
In contrast, many fine studies have been done to disprove the notion that Ephesians 5:22-23 affirms male leadership in the home. I would like to reinforce those studies by an in depth look at the literary context of the passage, and also by highlighting the figurative language Paul uses.
Is There a Head of the House in the Home? Reflections on Ephesians 5
By: James R. Beck | October 31, 1987
Ephesians 5:15-6:9 is a Haustafel (a table of household duties) and is the central passage for Pauline teaching on Christian marriage. The passage, along with its reduced parallel in Colossians, is well known by persons of all persuasions on the issue of the relationship between wives and husbands.