Craig

Gengwall@305 and 306,
“I would also refer you to the other post that is going on at the smae time as this one. Cheryl points out that authority from God is always directly and obviously granted, and that is certainly true in Eph 1. Going back to Eph 5, one needs to see if authority is directly granted to the husband. I think you will see that not only is it not granted in Eph 5, it is not even part of the discussion.”
Thanks Gengwall. I have been reading the other post also, and I can see that no authority is ever clearly and directly granted to the husband in Eph 5 or anywhere in the bible. It has to be assumed or read back into passages from particular understandings of other passages. This is a strong point for the Egal position.
The use of “head” is one of those “particular understandings” and I am still seeking a better understanding of its use and how it relates to the whole subject. Thanks very much for your detailed explanation @305. It is just the sort of material I am after. I will need to spend some time on this one.