SM

To NN
I continued reading in the thread and may have posted here prematurely. I did find this statement by you at #17:

NN: “1 Cor 7 seems to indicate an equality between the man and woman regarding their “exousiadzoe” toward each others bodies….I think “jurisdiction” or “claim” might be a better technical understanding of the word here. But certainly the passage does seem to indicate equality in this claim between each spouse to the other’s body. It simply must be noted that this one aspect of relational reciprocity does not negate the possibility of hierarchy in the relationship overall”

In this comment on this previous thread you claim that this one aspect of reciprocity as it relates to “eros” does not negate the **possibility of hierarchy**. However, in your article under discussion here, you assert, “….in the marital relationship – when there is “Eros” that this leads to the specific instruction of the wife to submit to the husband AND the husband to take responsibility over this to exercise a sacrificial love to care for his wife.”

Can you explain how you advanced your claim since you do agree 1 Cor 7 sets forth directly and unequivocally an equality that exists between the husband and wife regarding their “exousiadzoe” toward each other within the context of “eros”?