Ephesians 4 – Kruse Kronicle

Living Simply in Abundance (10)

Dec 27, 2007

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in Christian Life, Economics, History, Jubilee, Series: Living Simply in Abundance, Theology

What does the non-gospel portion of the New Testament have to say about wealth and abundance? In most ways, it is consistent with what we have seen in the rest of Scripture. But we need to go no further than Chapter 2 in Acts before we come across one of the more controversial passages concerning…

Household: Excursus on 1 Timothy (Part 4)

Oct 22, 2007

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in Culture, Gender and Sex, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

We have looked at the controversial 1 Timothy 2:8-15 passage, but we need to make a couple of more observations about this letter as it concerns fictive family. What I have to say here is frequently not well received by my Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican/Episcopalian friends, nor by some of my more theologically conservative…

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 Ephesians

Oct 2, 2007

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

Our next stop is Ephesians. Three passages use the "head" metaphor in Ephesians. One is in the household code in Chapter 5. We will first examine the other two instances in this post and then return to the household code in a later post. Unlike Colossians, Ephesians does appear to be addressing any particular heresy.…

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…

The Other Six Days: C6 – Leadership in the Bible

Mar 21, 2007

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mwkruse

in Series: Other Six Days (Book Discussion), Theology, Vocation

The Other Six Days Part Two – Summoned and Equipped by God: Chapter 6 – Ministry – Transcending Clericalism Leadership in the Bible "While the New Testament has no place for clergy as a separate category of believer, the Scripture has many references to leaders within God's laos." (145) Stevens notes that "leadership" is described…

Paul’s Subversion of the Empire

Sep 25, 2006

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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: Ordering

Jul 28, 2006

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in Ecclesia, Series: Theology and Economics, Theology

I ended the previous post by asking, "So what should the leadership look like of a community of broken eikons undergoing transformation?" The answer? At the risk of being simplistic, it should look like whatever structure most effectively creates maturing eikons and "breathes" them out into the world. The Roman Catholics understand Jesus to have…

Theology and Economics: Equipping

Jul 27, 2006

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in Christian Life, Series: Theology and Economics, Theology, Vocation

Ephesians 4:1-16 (NRSV) 1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond…

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