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Theology verse entry

Colossians 1:15-18

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Colossians 1:15-18 kephale,head,source,origin,creator,firstborn,preeminence,christology,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Colossians 2:16-19

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Colossians 2:16-19 kephale,head,source,nourishment,body,growth,heresy,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Exodus 1:15-22

Sections: exegesis

Exodus 1:15-22 shiphrah,puah,hebrew midwives,civil disobedience,female courage,pharaoh,women leadership
Theology verse entry

Exodus 15:20-21

Sections: exegesis

Exodus 15:20-21 miriam,prophetess,worship leader,women leadership,song of the sea
Theology verse entry

1 Samuel 25:2-44

Sections: exegesis

1 Samuel 25:2-44 abigail,wisdom,diplomat,women leadership,david,nabal
Theology verse entry

2 Kings 22:14-20

Sections: exegesis

2 Kings 22:14-20 huldah,prophetess,women leadership,josiah,book of the law
Theology verse entry

Judges 4:1-24

Sections: exegesis

Judges 4:1-24 deborah,judge,prophetess,general,jael,women leadership,sisera
Theology verse entry

Numbers 12:1-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam,Aaron,tsaraat,prophetess,female leadership,WIM,egalitarian,Moses unique mediator,Deborah,Huldah,Micah 6:4
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 15:28

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 15:28 eschatology,subjection,Son,Trinity,EFS,mediatorial kingdom,subordinationism,hypotasso
Theology verse entry

Philippians 2:5-11

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 2:5-11 kenosis,incarnation,Christ hymn,self-emptying,EFS,Trinity,morphē theou,equality with God,exaltation
Theology verse entry

John 5:18-23

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 5:18-23 Son equal to Father,John 5,EFS,Trinity,divine prerogatives,honor Son as Father,isos,subordinationism
Theology verse entry

John 17:5

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 17:5 pre-incarnate glory,Son,Father,equality,EFS,Trinity,eternal equality,high priestly prayer
Theology greek term

αὐθεντέω (authenteo)

to domineer / to usurp authority

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Theology greek term

οὐκ...οὐδέ (ouk...oude)

neither...nor

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Theology greek term

ἐπισκοπή (episkopē)

office, oversight, supervision

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Theology greek term

κύριος (kyrios)

lord / master / sir

greek
Theology greek term

οἰκοδεσποτεῖν (oikodespotein)

to rule the household, to be master of the house

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Theology greek term

ἐξουσία (exousia)

authority, right, power

greek
Theology greek term

προΐστημι (proistemi)

to lead, to manage, to be over, to care for

greek
Theology greek term

πιστεύω (pisteuō)

to believe, trust, have faith in

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Theology greek term

θεωρέω (theōreō)

to behold, perceive, observe with understanding

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Theology greek term

ἱλασμός (hilasmos)

propitiation, atoning sacrifice

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Theology greek term

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

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Theology greek term

προβολεύς (proboleus)

progenitor, originator, one who projects or sends forth; used as an interpretation of kephalē

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Theology greek term

ἀρχή (archē)

beginning, origin, source; rule, authority, first cause

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Theology greek term

נְבִיאָה (nĕbî'āh)

prophetess (feminine of נָבִיא)

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Biblical examples of women who worked outside the home: Proverbs 31 woman (entrepreneur), Lydia (businesswoman), Priscilla (tentmaker).

Biblical counter-examples to women-only-at-home view

Prov 31 Lydia Priscilla
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Bad complementarian argument #1: Eve usurped Adam's authority by eating of the tree -- Mike refutes this; Eve's sin was against God, not Adam.

Bad complementarian arguments identified by Payne

Philip Payne Eve's sin against God Gen 3:1-6
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Two reasons for women deacons and three counter-arguments

Mike lays out the debate structure on women deacons.

Romans 16:1-2 1 Timothy 3:11 Acts 6 women deacons Phoebe Romans 16:1-2
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Argument for women deacons: the word 'likewise' creates a three-part structure (elders, deacons, women)

Mike builds the case for reading verse 11 as female deacons.

1 Timothy 3:11 women deacons 1 Timothy 3:11 hosautos (likewise)
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Majority of scholars who affirm Junia as apostle think she was not highest-rank apostle

Mike makes a crucial distinction within the scholarly consensus.

Romans 16:7 Junia Romans 16:7 apostolic office
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Soft complementarianism restricts only the elder role to men

Mike defines the soft complementarian position.

soft complementarianism Craig Blomberg elder restriction
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Jesus regularly broke cultural conventions and didn't avoid suspicion

Mike builds his case that Jesus was not concerned with cultural optics.

Luke 7:36-50 Philip Payne anointing by sinful woman Luke 7:36-50
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Grenz's positive case: whoever is a priest should be able to be an elder

After Grenz dismantles the complementarian argument, he builds his own: women are priests, therefore they can be elders.

Discovering Biblical Equality universal priesthood of believers Stanley Grenz
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Priesthood means no one mediates between you and God; this is different from teaching

Mike now builds his positive case for what priesthood means for Christians and why it does not equate to eldership.

1 Timothy 2:5 priesthood mediation 1 Timothy 2:5
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Broader context of 1 Corinthians 11-14 confirms it is about gathered worship: Lord's Supper and spiritual gifts in church

Mike appeals to the wider literary context to confirm his reading.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 1 Corinthians 12-14 1 Corinthians 14:3-4 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 1 Corinthians 12-14 1 Corinthians 14:3-4
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Bias against women's teaching comes from women too, not just men

Mike points out that the attitude that women cannot correct men is held by some women as well.

women teaching gender bias
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Westfall conflates different concepts to build her bridge

Mike prepares to walk through a detailed example of conceptual conflation.

Cynthia Long Westfall logical analysis conflation of concepts
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Correction for complementarians: do not treat women as a lower class of Christian

Mike offers balance by correcting his own side.

1 Peter 3:7 complementarian correction 1 Peter 3:7 husband accountability
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Central question of the video: Does the Bible teach an authority imbalance in marriage?

Mike frames the core question for the entire video, distinguishing it from the simpler question of whether wives should submit.

complementarianism egalitarianism marriage authority
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Summary of 'maybe' chain problems in Keener's cultural argument

Mike recaps the weakness of Keener's cultural-bowing case.

Craig Keener cultural bowing idolatry as primary accusation
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Preview of the testicle interpretation of women's hair

Mike warns of adult content and previews a scholarly claim about ancient medical views.

testicle theory ancient medicine Troy Martin
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne's pivotal claim: verse 15 shows hair done up IS the covering (not analogy)

Mike explains Payne's hinge interpretation of verse 15.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Philip Payne 1 Corinthians 11:15 peribolaion
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The refutation/reputation view: Paul is quoting and refuting the Corinthians

Mike presents the third interpretive approach.

refutation view reputation view Corinthian quotations
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Question 3: What does kephale mean? Conclusions from video 8 on male headship

Mike references his prior detailed study on kephale.

kephale headship church history
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Evidence that headship is transcultural: creation order, Ephesians 5, and the danger of cultural relativism

Mike builds his case that headship is not culturally bound.

Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 cultural hermeneutics
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Why verse 15 is an analogy: four reasons supporting the traditional cloth covering view

Mike builds his case that Paul is making an analogy, not an identification.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 analogy argument 1 Corinthians 11:15
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Overview of the egalitarian vs. complementarian debate

Mike frames the two polar opposite positions on women in ministry as context for the five views he will present.

complementarianism egalitarianism gender roles
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Introduction of View 1: The Interpolation View

Mike introduces the first of five views, which argues these verses do not belong in the Bible at all.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 textual criticism 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 interpolation theory
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Introduction of View 2: The Quotation-Refutation View

Mike introduces the view that Paul is quoting the Corinthians and then refuting them in verse 36.

1 Corinthians 14:36 quotation-refutation view 1 Corinthians 14:36