Dave

Mark, I think we have been over all this before, but as kephale is being used as a metaphor by Paul, context dictates the meaning, not how the word has been previously used.

Your comment “You and argue all you want why Paul didn’t use certain words but the fact is he used the ones he did. Kephale does have authority…cased closed…do some proper research before making silly comments.”

This does not allow for context, it clearly indicates that you simply think kephale means authority…case closed. In light of this statement I defended Kay by saying that even Prof Grudem had found evidence to show kephale can mean things other than authirity.

“The premise of taking the meanig source AND denying male leadership has only really come about with the rise of feminism. I thought that was interesting?”

This is not true. The is lexical evidence of this meaning that is dated approx 100 years before feminism. There are also other sources that predate this. Your comment sounds a lot like a CBMW type statement. Can I ask where you found the information to back that statement up?