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Household: “Head” in 1 Corinthians 11 (Part 2)

Oct 4, 2007

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

We pick up now with the rest of the passage following 1 Corinthians 11:3: But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the husband (or man) is the head of his wife (woman), and God is the head of Christ. I've said that "head" here functions as "origin."…

Household: “Head” in 1 Corinthians 11 (Part 1)

Oct 3, 2007

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in Gender and Sex, Series: Household of God

Before returning to the household codes, our final stop in our analysis of the head metaphor is 1 Corinthians 11:3. Before diving headfirst into this passage, we need to step back and put this in a broader context. Earlier in this series, I wrote about the circumstances at Corinth and will not recapitulate that here.…

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.…

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Household: “Head” in 1 Corinthians 11 (Part 2)

Household: “Head” in 1 Corinthians 11 (Part 1)

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