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BGU 1208: the key papyrus document for authenteo

ALL The Debates Over 1 Tim 2_11-15： Women in Ministry part 12 (it took me a year to make this) 04:40:00 – 04:55:00

Mike examines the famous papyrus letter BGU 1208, one of the most important extra-biblical uses of authenteo.

BGU 1208 is a 1st century BC/AD papyrus letter where a man writes about exercising authenteo over someone regarding a financial matter. Egalitarians and complementarians dispute the translation: (1) Complementarians argue it means 'I exercised authority over him,' supporting a neutral authority meaning; (2) Egalitarians argue it could mean 'I compelled him' or 'I dominated him,' supporting a negative meaning. Mike notes that even if the meaning is 'compel,' that still involves exercising authority — you cannot compel someone without having authority over them. The context is a mundane financial transaction, not violence or domination. This supports the basic meaning of exercising authority.

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Authentein (the verb form) is extremely rare. Winger cites one example (BGU 1208) as neutral or positive. But one document—especially a private business contract—does not establish how Paul uses the term in a pastoral, theological warning about decep...

Authentein (the verb form) is extremely rare. Winger cites one example (BGU 1208) as neutral or positive. But one document—especially a private business contract—does not establish how Paul uses the t

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2023-11-22