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Paul devotes more space to husbands loving than wives submitting -- what does this mean?

Have We Misunderstood "Wives Submit"? Women in Ministry part 9 02:21:25 – 02:23:28

Mike evaluates the significance of the imbalanced space given to each instruction.

Keener notes Paul gives more space to husband's love than wife's submission. In our culture, the submission stands out; in Paul's culture, the love instruction would have stood out more. Mike agrees this is true but disagrees on the conclusion. It doesn't mean Paul is reimagining the relationship as mutual submission; rather, Paul is refocusing priorities. It's consistent with his culture in some ways (wives submit) but goes further (husbands love self-sacrificially as Christ).

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