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Household: Synopsis of the “Head” Metaphor in the New Testament

Oct 5, 2007

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in Culture, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

We are about ready to turn to the household code in Ephesians. But before I go there in the next post, I want to summarize what we have learned about the "head" (kephale) metaphor over the past week and set the stage. I wrote a week ago: I believe there are three ways the metaphor…

Household: “Head” in Colossians

Oct 1, 2007

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in Culture, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

Colossians is our next stop in investigating the "head" (kephale) metaphor in the New Testament. False teaching appears to be the impetus for writing Colossians. While the false teaching is not explicitly identified, it seems to have been some form of Gnostic heresy. Some elements refuted are ceremonialism, asceticism, angel worship, the deprecation of Christ,…

Houeshold: “Head” as “Origin” or “Source”

Sep 20, 2007

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in Culture, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

I wrote in my previous post that the head was not the bodily organ responsible for intellect and control in Greek physiology. What, then, is the function of the head with regard to the body? The head was the life-giving source that animated the rest of the body. The body grew out of the head.…

Household: Household Code Lost in Translation: Kephale

Sep 18, 2007

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in Culture, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

We have now examined the household codes in 1 Peter and Titus. It is time to turn to the household codes presented in Ephesians and Colossians. These codes present a major challenge because of a one-word metaphor: kephale, meaning "head." The word is used several times in the New Testament, and most instances refer to…

Paul’s Subversion of the Empire

Sep 25, 2006

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mwkruse

in Gender and Sex, Theology

[This post was originally posted March 16, 2006, as part of my Theology and Economics series.] Some of the most controversial passages in Scripture deal with the "household codes" in the New Testament epistles. Most prominent among these are Ephesians 5:18-6:9 and Colossians 3:18-4:1. Some scholars regard Ephesians and Colossians as deutero-Pauline epistles written after…

Theology and Economics: Paul’s Subversion of the Empire

Mar 16, 2006

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mwkruse

in Series: Theology and Economics, Theology

Some of the most controversial passages in Scripture deal with the "household codes" in the New Testament epistles. Most prominent among these are Ephesians 5:18-6:9 and Colossians 3:18-4:1. Some scholars regard Ephesians and Colossians as deutero-Pauline epistles written after Paul's death. Part of the case against Pauline authorship is their inclusion of the household codes…

Tag: Colossians 2

Household: Synopsis of the “Head” Metaphor in the New Testament

Household: “Head” in Colossians

Houeshold: “Head” as “Origin” or “Source”

Household: Household Code Lost in Translation: Kephale

Paul’s Subversion of the Empire

Theology and Economics: Paul’s Subversion of the Empire