gengwall

First, a brief but adamant disagreement.

God created man and it was good- God was happy with his creation. Likewise when God created Eve and brought her to him, Adam was happy- she was his glory.

I assume when you say “man” above you men Adam, the male, since you immediately follow with Eve. My bible says it specifically was NOT good when the created male was alone, and that it didn’t become good until the creation of the female.

Now to more important matters. You say this in discussing vs. 11 and 12

Again the interdependence of husband and wife is closely knitted to the ‘one flesh’ union at creation. She is his glory and bears his authority, yet they are inseparabley one, and the man must never abuse his wife. Christ never does such things but instead lays down his life for his sheep. These verses imply the deep spiritual, emotional and sexual union shared by husband and wife- everything is from God. Also note that although the woman is under the authority of her husband, both are under the authority of God.

Previously in the article, you correctly point out how Paul introduces the concept of glory in the text. Yet Paul never introduces the concept of authority in the text. You introduce that concept, not Paul. I know that the woman is the “glory” of man because Paul says it. Nowhere from the text do I know that the husband is in authority over his wife. As you have persistently done, you assume that the authority exists because of the use of kephale but you have never shown anywhere that Paul means authority when he uses kephale. Your analysis still relies on a grand presumption about the meaning of a word. Show me where this authority is detailed, especially in Pauline metaphorical usage.