Filter results by source database — Scripture Commentary, Theology, Mike Winger, or Pulpit. Click a tab to narrow to one database.

...more
All (795) Mike Winger (795)
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Keener on Paul 'avoiding' the words obey and rule -- argument from absent words

Mike addresses the claim that Paul deliberately avoided stronger terms.

Craig Keener argument from absence obey/rule terminology
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Keener and egalitarians find husband's submission in two places

Mike identifies where egalitarians claim to find the husband submitting.

Ephesians 5:21-22 Craig Keener Ephesians 5:21-22 husband's submission
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Mutual submission fails when applied consistently to all three household code groups

Mike's main argument against the mutual submission interpretation.

Ephesians 5:21 1 Timothy 3:4-5 Ephesians 6:1-9 mutual submission Ephesians 5:21 household codes
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Keener redefines 'submit' to mean self-sacrificial service

Mike critiques Keener's redefinition of submission.

Craig Keener redefinition of submit love as submission
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Red flag: claiming Paul uses a word differently than everyone in his culture understood it

Mike offers a hermeneutical principle about word redefinition claims.

hermeneutical principle Talmud word meaning in cultural context
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Keener redefines wife's submission as 'only respect' based on Ephesians 5:33

Mike critiques a second redefinition of key terminology.

Ephesians 5:33 Craig Keener hypotasso Ephesians 5:33
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Paul devotes more space to husbands loving than wives submitting -- what does this mean?

Mike evaluates the significance of the imbalanced space given to each instruction.

Ephesians 5 Craig Keener Ephesians 5 space devoted to instructions
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Complementarian heart: different roles, unequal authority, equal value, focused on serving Jesus

Mike articulates the core complementarian vision.

complementarianism equal value different roles
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Titus 2:3-10 refutes the 'careful balancing act' theory about Ephesians 5

Mike uses Titus 2 to show Paul doesn't always balance instructions to both sexes.

Titus 2:3-10 Titus 2:3-10 imbalanced instructions careful balancing theory
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Paul uses hypotasso for bond servants and rulers with clear obedience meaning

Mike shows Paul's consistent usage of the word submit across contexts.

Titus 2:9 Titus 3:1 hypotasso Titus 2:9 Titus 3:1
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

BDAG lexicon definition of hypotasso: 'to cause to be in a submissive relationship, to subject, to subordinate'

Mike appeals to the authoritative Greek lexicon.

BDAG hypotasso lexical definition
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

How Paul IS different from his culture (complementarian distinctives)

Mike distinguishes Paul's teaching from both Roman culture and egalitarianism.

Ephesians 5 self-sacrificial love Ephesians 5 Paul's cultural distinctiveness
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Ancient household codes typically told men what BOTH spouses should do; Paul doesn't

Mike highlights a genuine innovation in Paul's approach.

Ephesians 5-6 household codes personal responsibility Ephesians 5-6
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

How Paul is NOT different from his culture: submit meant authority imbalance to everyone

Mike identifies where Paul aligns with cultural understanding.

original audience understanding hypotasso hermeneutical principle
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Both Paul's culture and Paul valued love in marriage and opposed wife abuse

Mike corrects the misconception that love and non-abuse were Paul's innovations.

love in ancient culture love as command wife abuse in ancient world
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Alternative egalitarian view: Paul meant authority imbalance but only for that culture

Mike addresses the 'cultural binding' interpretation of Ephesians 5.

internal contradiction Craig Keener cultural binding
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Principle: caring about witness doesn't make behavior merely cultural

Mike draws the general principle from the Titus 2 analysis.

Matthew 5:16 witness and transcultural commands Matthew 5:16
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Introduction to the slavery objection

Mike introduces the final major egalitarian argument.

Craig Keener slavery objection Paul, Women and Wives
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

God may use male leaders because it reaches the culture, not because He requires it; but the 'culture card' needs textual support.

Hermeneutical principle for cultural arguments

hermeneutics Paul culture card
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Egalitarian talking point: Huldah was chosen over contemporary male prophets Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk.

Presenting the egalitarian case for Huldah's prominence

Jeremiah Zephaniah Nahum Philip Payne Craig Keener Paul, Women, and Wives
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

Verse 3 as the overarching principle: head covering reinforces male headship

Mike explains how verse 3 functions as the foundation for the entire passage.

1 Corinthians 11:3 head coverings male headship 1 Corinthians 11:3
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Cloth coverings in first-century context: toga and palla

Mike describes the actual garments involved in head covering practices.

1 Corinthians 11:4-5 1 Corinthians 11:4-5 toga palla
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Critical neglected point: Paul cares about men NOT wearing head coverings

Mike identifies a frequently overlooked element of the passage.

1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:4 men's head coverings interpretive methodology
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's first argument: shaving analogy (verses 5-6)

Mike identifies five distinct arguments Paul makes to support head coverings.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 shaving analogy argument from shame
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Hair as a natural covering extends to cloth covering: Paul's analogical reasoning

Mike explains how Paul connects natural hair covering to cloth covering.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 analogy argument cultural distance
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's second argument: creation order supports head covering (verses 7-10)

Mike identifies the creation-based argument for head coverings.

Genesis 2 1 Corinthians 11:7-10 creation order primogeniture Genesis 2
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Two principles in verses 8-9: who came from who (order) and who was made for who (purpose)

Mike distinguishes two separate arguments Paul derives from Genesis 2.

1 Corinthians 11:8-9 Genesis 2:18 creation order ezer 1 Corinthians 11:8-9
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Two relationships: humans to creation (equal) vs. humans to each other (different roles)

Mike provides the framework for understanding how image and role differences coexist.

Galatians 3:28 Romans 8 creation order complementarianism image of God
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's third argument: 'because of the angels' (verse 10)

Mike briefly introduces this peripheral but hotly debated phrase.

1 Corinthians 11:10 because of the angels 1 Corinthians 11:10 angelic observers
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Verses 11-12: mutual dependence balances headship -- not refutation but nuance

Mike explains the 'however' of verses 11-12 in the traditional view.

Ephesians 5 1 Peter 3 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 Ephesians 5 1 Peter 3 1 Corinthians 11:11-12
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's fourth argument: nature gives women long hair as a covering (verses 13-15)

Mike explains the argument from nature for head coverings.

1 Corinthians 11:13-15 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 physis nature argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's fifth argument: universal church custom (verse 16)

Mike explains the appeal to all churches practicing head coverings.

1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11:16 universal church practice Roman Catholic
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The hairstyle view: Philip Payne's interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11

Mike presents the second of five interpretive approaches.

Philip Payne kephale source meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne on verses 11-12: Paul repudiates hierarchy of man over woman

Mike presents how Payne makes the passage actively egalitarian.

1 Corinthians 11:11-12 Philip Payne egalitarianism 1 Corinthians 11:11-12
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

Paul does quote Corinthians elsewhere in 1 Corinthians

Mike acknowledges the basis for the refutation view.

1 Corinthians 6:12-13 Katherine Bushnell Alan Padgett 1 Corinthians 6:12-13
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Seven problems with the refutation/reputation view

Mike systematically dismantles the refutation view.

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Katherine Bushnell Alan Padgett
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The interpolation view: verses 2-16 don't belong in the Bible

Mike presents the fourth interpretive approach.

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 interpolation textual criticism
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Craig Keener's cloth covering egalitarian view

Mike presents the fifth interpretive approach.

kephale Craig Keener cloth covering view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Keener: kephale means 'source' or if 'authority' then only cultural authority

Mike details Keener's handling of verse 3.

kephale Craig Keener source meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Keener: the reason for women's head covering is to avoid distracting worshippers

Mike presents Keener's alternative reason for the head covering instruction.

1 Corinthians 11:7-9 Craig Keener worship distractions 1 Corinthians 11:7-9
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Keener on verse 10: the authority belongs to the woman, not someone over her

Mike presents Keener's strongest egalitarian claim about verse 10.

1 Corinthians 11:10 Craig Keener 1 Corinthians 11:10 exousia
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The manuscript evidence for the passage is overwhelming -- no textual basis for removal

Mike demolishes the interpolation argument with textual evidence.

Craig Keener textual criticism Bruce Metzger
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Question 2: Is Paul refuting rather than teaching? Examples of Corinthian quotations

Mike evaluates the refutation view more carefully.

1 Corinthians 6:12-13 Corinthian quotations Katherine Bushnell Alan Padgett
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

Keener's response: if kephale means authority, it's purely cultural -- Mike's rebuttal

Mike challenges the 'cultural authority' escape hatch.

1 Corinthians 11:3 Craig Keener 1 Corinthians 11:3 cultural vs. transcultural
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

Push back on kephale as 'source': even if source, it still implies authority; verses 11-12 prove too much

Mike addresses two independent problems with the source interpretation.

Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 Philip Payne kephale Ephesians 5
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Greek word analysis: anti in verse 15 means equivalence, not replacement

Mike examines the Greek preposition debate in verse 15.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Romans 12:17 1 Thessalonians 5:15 1 Corinthians 11:15 Alan Padgett anti
← Prev Page 4 of 16 Next →