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Cheryl – we really need a post doing a complete scriptural analysis of kephale. Maybe you have done one already. If not, I have one at my finger tips. I can add as a comment but it is rather long. Your call.

Bottom line – scripture never says or even implies that Christ as “head” has authority over the “body”. In fact, scripture directly says the opposite, that the body SHARES in and benefits from Christ’s headship authority over every “rule and authority and power and dominion and name” (Ephesians 1:21-2:6). Moreover, scripture never says or even implies that the husband has authority over his wife. Any belief in a hierarchical authority relationship based on the head/body metaphors in Paul’s epistles has to be read into the Word and is based on presumptive, culturally based definitions of “head” and “submit”.