Mark

Thanks all,

Let me clarify. I’m not pushing anything here, simply looking more deeply into your own position.
No-one has answered my question 2 yet…any takers? Feel free to attach the meaning of ‘head’ to all the passages in which Paul uses it- that way we can all see how consistent people’s meanings are.

Thanks gengwell for confirming my question 1. I’m glad you see that Christ is in authority, just not in the the marriage analogy. I wonder though, if you follow this throught the OT aswell? The marriage metaphor is not new to the NT or Paul. Just think about Hosea. I think you might find it hard to come to a similar conclusion that the marriage metaphor there, gives no indication of authority. Thoughts?
As regards lexicons, i’m rather stunned at your claims that kephale never has authority attached to it. Have you overstated your case here? I find it much more reliable to listen to experts in this regard, especially one’s who publish prior to the whole comp/egal debate in recent decades. Was it you who also said BDAG is unreliable in this regard?

Lydia,
It is good to be reminded of that verse you gave (333), but we also need to be careful not to go the other way. Read 2 Peter 2, where Paul explicitly links false teachers with despising authority.

“then ?the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,? and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially ?those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and ?despise authority.”

Cheers