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Household: “Head” as “Symbol of the Whole” and “Preeminence in Status”

Sep 21, 2007

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

Agriculture is still a significant part of the culture in the American Midwest. You occasionally run into ranchers, and when you do, the conversation eventually turns to how many "head" they own. We are not talking about cattle heads. We are talking about complete cattle. The head is the most visible and distinguishing feature of…

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…

“Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of ‘head’” C. C. Kroeger

May 15, 2007

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mwkruse

in Gender and Sex

I just discovered that Catherine Clark Kroeger’s excellent article Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of “Head” is now available online in pdf format. It was originally published in Priscilla Papers, Vol. 20, no. 3, Summer 2006. Here is just one fascinating quote from the article. Not only with respect to flowing water was the…

The “Head” of the Synagogue

May 7, 2007

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mwkruse

in Theology

The Greek word for head is kephale. Its meaning as a metaphor is a hotly disputed issue in biblical scholarship. One metaphorical use of "head" in Hebrew, Latin, and English is the idea of ruler. (ex. "head of state) Yet "head" does not appear to carry this same connotation in Greek. Gordon Fee writes: The…

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: kephale

Household: “Head” as “Symbol of the Whole” and “Preeminence in Status”

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

Household: Household Code Lost in Translation: Kephale

“Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of ‘head’” C. C. Kroeger

The “Head” of the Synagogue

Paul’s Subversion of the Empire

Theology and Economics: Paul’s Subversion of the Empire