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Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Richard Cervin's article — the source behind egalitarian lexical claims; problematic methodology

Mike identifies Richard Cervin as the key source behind egalitarian lexical arguments.

BDAG Wayne Grudem Richard Cervin
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Cervin's own conclusion undermines egalitarians: kephale means 'preeminence,' not source — and he connects it to male dominance

Mike reveals the irony that Cervin's conclusion does not support the egalitarian position.

kephale preeminence Richard Cervin
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Wayne Grudem's response articles — thorough rebuttal of egalitarian lexical claims

Mike recommends Grudem's scholarly responses.

Linda Belleville Wayne Grudem The Meaning of Kephale: A Response to Recent Studies
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

The LSJ focuses on classical Greek (8th-4th century BC), not biblical Greek — its kephale entry ignores NT examples

Mike explains the limitations of the LSJ for NT interpretation.

kephale BDAG LSJ (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Groothuis and Cohick cite the LSJ as proof kephale doesn't mean authority — misleading because the LSJ doesn't address NT usage

Mike shows how egalitarians use the LSJ in misleading ways.

Lynn Cohick argument from silence Rebecca Groothuis
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Grudem's critique of the LSJ: 'source' is literal (rivers only), not metaphorical; plural kephale = sources, singular = mouth of river

Mike presents Grudem's detailed critique of how the LSJ defines source for kephale.

kephale Wayne Grudem LSJ (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Grudem argues the LSJ should be revised and provides extensive Greek examples of kephale meaning authority

Mike presents Grudem's broader argument about the LSJ's inadequacy.

kephale Wayne Grudem LSJ revision needed
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Peter Glare, editor of the LSJ, writes to Grudem agreeing with his conclusions — 'the supposed sense source of course does not exist'

Mike presents the dramatic climax of the lexical argument — the LSJ's own editor sides with Grudem.

kephale Wayne Grudem LSJ (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Glare: kephale translates Hebrew rosh meaning leader/chief; by NT times Septuagint usage was well-established; LSJ has 'inadequacies'

Mike continues reading Glare's letter with additional important points.

kephale Septuagint Richard Cervin
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Glare: 'in most cases the sense of the head as being the controlling agent is the one required'

Mike reads the conclusion of Glare's letter.

kephale Wayne Grudem Peter Glare
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Mike's assessment: egalitarian scholarship on kephale is propped up with misinformation

Mike offers his overall evaluation of egalitarian lexical scholarship.

egalitarian scholarship critique misinformation scholarly accountability
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

26+ Bible translations translate kephale as 'head' or 'authority' — only The Passion Translation (2017) used 'source,' later corrected

Mike surveys Bible translations for how they render kephale.

1 Corinthians 11:3 kephale The Passion Translation 1 Corinthians 11:3
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Five conclusions: (1) medical thought supports authority; (2) Paul's context implies authority; (3) church history supports authority; (4) lexical study strongly supports authority; (5) egalitarian claims are often problematic

Mike presents his five summary conclusions for the video.

kephale complementarianism male headship
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Ephesians 5:21-24 -- instructions to wives including headship analogy

Mike teaches through the major passage on marriage.

Ephesians 5:21-24 headship Christ and church analogy Ephesians 5:21-24
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Traditional view of verse 3: God's divinely given authority structure through headship

Mike presents the traditional interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11:3.

1 Corinthians 11:3 Ephesians 5:22-24 kephale headship 1 Corinthians 11:3
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

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

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

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

The kephale question is decisive: if it implies authority, egalitarianism cannot hold for this passage

Mike states his definitive conclusion on question 3.

kephale headship decisive argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Philo uses akatakalupto coupled with kephale to refer to cloth coverings

Mike provides first-century textual evidence for cloth covering meaning.

kephale akatakalupto Philo
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

kata kephales in verse 4: Septuagint evidence from Esther 6:12 confirms cloth covering

Mike examines another Greek phrase supporting cloth coverings.

Esther 6:12 Septuagint Preston Massie kata kephales
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Tom Schreiner's consistent interpretation of glory as 'honor' works for both uses

Mike presents what he considers the best interpretation of glory.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Tom Schreiner doxa 1 Corinthians 11:15
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Final conclusions: male headship is biblical, complementarian, and to be celebrated

Mike delivers his overall conclusions for the passage.

1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 14 1 Corinthians 11:3 women in ministry complementarianism eldership
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Ephesians 5:23 — headship extends to all marriages, not just Adam and Eve

Mike shows NT application of headship to marriage in general.

Colossians Ephesians 5:23 1 Peter 3:1 kephale headship mutual submission
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