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Scripture Commentary article 2025-07-26

κεφαλή (kephale) — Logos Clippings (Cheryl Schatz)

A curated collection of Logos Bible Software clippings compiled by Cheryl Schatz examining the Greek word κεφαλή (kephale) and Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh). The clippings draw from lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, and academic journals to argue that "source/origin" is the primary metaphorical meaning of kephale rather than "authority/leader," with implications for interpreting 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and Colossians 1.

1 Cor. 11:12 1 Cor. 11:8 1 Cor. 1:5 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2024-06-19

The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2024-06-11

Obedience is not a secondary issue

The article argues that the restriction on women serving as pastors, grounded in 1 Timothy 2:12, is not a secondary or debatable theological issue but a plain obedience issue. The author contends Paul's prohibition is rooted in creation order (not culture), making it transcultural and non-negotiable, and that egalitarian interpretations require "obliterating" what Paul plainly says. The piece ends with a challenge to egalitarians: what does obedience or disobedience to this passage actually look like?

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 3 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2023-01-19

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 10 on the head covering debates in 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-08

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 5-7: 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 3, Galatians 3:28

[Music] the women are to keep silent in the churches for they are not permitted to speak but are to subject themselves just as the law also says if they desire to learn anything let them ask their own husbands at home for it is improper for a woman to speak in church 1 Corinthians 14 has been a diff...

1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-07

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 1-2: The Designer Knows Best

[Music] oh [Music] Lord why would you give me gifts that you don't allow me to use in the church just because I'm a woman why does the bible always use the term man am I important to God [Music] too why do you love boys more than girls why am I told that I can't lead in public prayer why are there s...

1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Timothy 2:13 2 Timothy 3:16 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-03-01

Women More Easily Deceived

Another reason some complementarians claim for denying women opportunities to minister in the church is that it is said that women are more easily deceived than men so men alone are permitted to minister in the church. A good example of this kind of rationale is found here with this excerpt:

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 14 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-10

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:13-16 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-30

Three Spheres Of Subordination Shrinks To Two

In my last post I pointed to USA Today’s editorial that challenged complementarians who are willing to accept a woman as the Vice President of the country, that they should admit that they are full fledged egalitarians in the realm of society, the workplace and public life

Colossians 11:7-9 Genesis 2:18 Headship & Kephale Trinity Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-04

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge So you don’t learn you just adapt your emphasis? Paul isn’t grounding his comments in creation order as there was no creation order—just a time sequence which resulted in one gaining more experience and understanding t...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge So you don’t learn you just adapt your emphasis? Paul isn’t grounding his comments in creation order as there was no creation order—just a time sequence which resulted

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@Reneechop Going back to 1Ti 2:11-15, we now can see how Paul uses the creation order as a parallel account to a situation in Ephesus where a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived husband is being silent and not correcting her seri...

@Reneechop Going back to 1Ti 2:11-15, we now can see how Paul uses the creation order as a parallel account to a situation in Ephesus where a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived h

1Ti 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecting creation order with deception, this context str...

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecti

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-10

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace He didn’t have to say why—we have the text of Gen 1-3 and can review it to understand it. Paul simply connects time sequence in the creation order to deception. We see in Ge 2 that God creates a garden (incl....

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace He didn’t have to say why—we have the text of Gen 1-3 and can review it to understand it. Paul simply connects time sequence in the creation order to deception

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 I literally just took what Paul said and confirmed it a

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 I literally just took what Paul said and confirmed it accurately describes what we see in Ge 2-3. There is no speculation on that. As to why he connects deception with the cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 You are now repeating yourself and not adding anything new to your argument. How is taking Paul's explanation seriously "devotion" to genealogies and myths promoting speculation? Paul doesn't add new information to Ge 2-3, b...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 You are now repeating yourself and not adding anything new to your argument. How is taking Paul's explanation seriously "devotion" to genealogies and myths promoting speculat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind his teaching. He’s pointing back to the order in w...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind

1Ti 2:13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-13

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So it's ok to instruct a room full of pastors but a woman can't lead a service for 45 minutes a week? Interesting. I absolutely agree that Paul includes a reference to Adam and Eve, t...

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So it's ok to instruct a room full of pastors but a woman can't lead a service for 45 minutes a week? Interesting. I absolutely agree

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-20

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Paul said that deception has to do with the time sequence in the creation order. Adam was not deceived because he was the ruler of Eve. Adam experiences God’s creative acts including the making of ...

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Paul said that deception has to do with the time sequence in the creation order. Adam was not deceived because he was the ruler of Eve. Adam experi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

@coramdeo1 Comps are speculating that creation order is about hierarchy and authority. What evidence is there that authority structures are present between the man and the woman in Gen 2-3? You claim that the serpent violates the order by approachi...

@coramdeo1 Comps are speculating that creation order is about hierarchy and authority. What evidence is there that authority structures are present between the man and the woman in Gen 2-3? You clai

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-30

@HeGTiSunesis Paul’s identifying Eve as the one who was deceived had to do with the time creation order of Adam and Eve. Adam was created at a point in time where he was able to watch as God created other animals and plants/trees including the tree o...

@HeGTiSunesis Paul’s identifying Eve as the one who was deceived had to do with the time creation order of Adam and Eve. Adam was created at a point in time where he was able to watch as God created o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@Crystalisives @MikeWingerii @CherylSchatz @ryancduff @will_servant @CharmyRosewolf @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @pastherandie @JollyStine @jdpritchett Mike sees the creation order as in hierarchy order rather than time-sequence order. This is where he go...

@Crystalisives @MikeWingerii @CherylSchatz @ryancduff @will_servant @CharmyRosewolf @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @pastherandie @JollyStine @jdpritchett Mike sees the creation order as in hierarchy order ra

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-14

@ABlakeWhite God did not design a man to rule over his wife. How we interpret Gen 1-3 is very important to this discussion. I'm not sure how you understand the creation order in Gen 2, but God was creating animals in front of Adam such that Adam was ...

@ABlakeWhite God did not design a man to rule over his wife. How we interpret Gen 1-3 is very important to this discussion. I'm not sure how you understand the creation order in Gen 2, but God was cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-19

@FreeThinkerAng @TheMuppetPastor Paul refers to the creation order between Adam and Eve and relates this to the fact that Eve was deceived but Adam was not. Paul is not using this to support relational hierarchy but to hone in on that first deceptio...

@FreeThinkerAng @TheMuppetPastor Paul refers to the creation order between Adam and Eve and relates this to the fact that Eve was deceived but Adam was not. Paul is not using this to support relation

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

As @MikeWingerii stated in his video series, how we see Genesis 2-3 is 99% of the debate! Mike sees Paul’s deliberate connection of the creation order with deception, but why isn’t he willing to entertain the idea that Adam wasn’t deceived because o...

As @MikeWingerii stated in his video series, how we see Genesis 2-3 is 99% of the debate! Mike sees Paul’s deliberate connection of the creation order with deception, but why isn’t he willing to ente

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@pastherandie @Pathfinder4545 @ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve Yes! And from Adam’s own flesh making her literally part of his own body (which is why marriage is considered a one flesh union). The reason Paul refers to the creation order is not becaus...

@pastherandie @Pathfinder4545 @ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve Yes! And from Adam’s own flesh making her literally part of his own body (which is why marriage is considered a one flesh union). The reas

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-30

For a much more thorough explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 along with reference mater

For a much more thorough explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 along with reference material related to Genesis 2 and the creation order, see the following thread. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-29

@ymmotrojam @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I am working on a chart and I’ll share that with you once I’m done. It might help to visualize the text to see how this explanation fits Paul’s argument perfectly. Also, if you don’...

@ymmotrojam @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I am working on a chart and I’ll share that with you once I’m done. It might help to visualize the text to see how this explanation

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-25

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Yes, Paul makes his argument from the order of creation. No, there is no mention of authority. First doesn't make superior⎯if so, the animals would rule over the man. The first born is just first, not the best. So what'...

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Yes, Paul makes his argument from the order of creation. No, there is no mention of authority. First doesn't make superior⎯if so, the animals would rule over the man. The

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@DefendTheSheep It’s a pity because after studying these hard passages in more detail we find that Paul wasn’t restricting women at all. His reference to Eve’s deception is only tied to the creation order and not something in her chromosomes. His f...

@DefendTheSheep It’s a pity because after studying these hard passages in more detail we find that Paul wasn’t restricting women at all. His reference to Eve’s deception is only tied to the creation

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-09

@__Layman__ @JulieCobbe Adam was created with a need (he was alone). The woman was created to fulfill his need perfectly. Paul is speaking in relation to the creation order itself. Once woman was created, we may say that both men and women are an ...

@__Layman__ @JulieCobbe Adam was created with a need (he was alone). The woman was created to fulfill his need perfectly. Paul is speaking in relation to the creation order itself. Once woman was c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping God is also a helper and that doesn’t mean He is underneath our authority. The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. There is no hierarchy displayed i...

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping God is also a helper and that doesn’t mean He is underneath our authority. The creation order has to do with deception,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. Adam saw God in the act of creation of plants and animals…and likely Eve, but Eve herself was the last thing ...

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. Adam saw God in the act of creation of plants and animals…a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@SayyadinaHeresy @SpillmanThom @keirburrows @Saturniidae8 Paul refers to the creation order not to explain hierarchy or authority—otherwise animals would be over humans—but to explain why Adam wasn’t deceived and Eve was. Adam saw God creating thing...

@SayyadinaHeresy @SpillmanThom @keirburrows @Saturniidae8 Paul refers to the creation order not to explain hierarchy or authority—otherwise animals would be over humans—but to explain why Adam wasn’t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @TheOtherPaul2 @RevKimWChafee @DissidentSouth @_matthewpearson @KinoCineaste My take is close to Marg’s. I think the creation order and deception are related because Adam saw God creating so could not be deceived that the fruit from...

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @TheOtherPaul2 @RevKimWChafee @DissidentSouth @_matthewpearson @KinoCineaste My take is close to Marg’s. I think the creation order and deception are related because Adam saw God cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@rightresponsem @ChrisHohnholz Paul links the order of first creation with deception. Males can clearly be deceived too, so this isn't a comment about gender differences but relates to the specific creation order of Adam and Eve. Because Adam was c...

@rightresponsem @ChrisHohnholz Paul links the order of first creation with deception. Males can clearly be deceived too, so this isn't a comment about gender differences but relates to the specific c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Snuggernaut1 @chadlyrose @sovereignbrah You need to read this passage in context and make sense of the grammar. Paul's difficult grammar is because of what he tells Timothy in the first chapter. And the reference to Adam and Eve is not about hiera...

@Snuggernaut1 @chadlyrose @sovereignbrah You need to read this passage in context and make sense of the grammar. Paul's difficult grammar is because of what he tells Timothy in the first chapter. An

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-20

@DeannaR00467515 @AnnaGraceWood Paul says in 1 Tim 2 that the creation order was the reason for either being deceived or not deceived. The reason is clear in a careful reading of Gen 2: God created in front of Adam, so he was aware of the origin of ...

@DeannaR00467515 @AnnaGraceWood Paul says in 1 Tim 2 that the creation order was the reason for either being deceived or not deceived. The reason is clear in a careful reading of Gen 2: God created i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz But if the apex of creation is last one created, that would mean the woman is the apex. I think we have to stick with what Paul relates. The creation order has something to do with deception. And we all know bot...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz But if the apex of creation is last one created, that would mean the woman is the apex. I think we have to stick with what Paul relates. The creation order has so

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz The questions to be answered are: 1/ what does the creation order have to do with deception, and 2/ are there any authority of the man over the woman conveyed by those present (God, Adam, Eve, the Serpent). No one...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz The questions to be answered are: 1/ what does the creation order have to do with deception, and 2/ are there any authority of the man over the woman conveyed by th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Indeed, these are both referring to the creation order. In the video where I deal with 1 Tim 2, I visit Genesis 1-3. If authority or roles are by creation order, then the animals would be over the man. The man w...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Indeed, these are both referring to the creation order. In the video where I deal with 1 Tim 2, I visit Genesis 1-3. If authority or roles are by creation order,

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Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern
Theology verse entry

Genesis 21:9-12

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 21:9-12 Sarah,Abraham,authority,obedience,women-leadership,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Galatians 3:26-29

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Galatians 3:26-29 inheritance,sonship,equality,salvation,sanctification,Judaizers,bondage,egalitarian,Galatians 3:28
Theology verse entry

Genesis 1:26-28

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 1:26-28 creation,dominion,co-equal,image of God,male and female,egalitarian,gender roles,imago dei,equality
Theology verse entry

Genesis 2:15-20

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 2:15-20 garden,guard,ezer,helper,creation order,egalitarian,woman,ezer kenegdo,naming animals,no counterpart,strength
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:10-16

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:10-16 exousia,woman authority,angels,interdependence,mutual dependence,egalitarian,hair,covering,creation order,corrective,in the Lord
Theology verse entry

Genesis 3:14-19

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 3:14-19 fall,curse,consequences,serpent,Eve,Adam,pain,thorns,death,not prescriptive,protoevangelium,seed of the woman,Messiah,teknogonia,desire,rule,teshuqah,mashal,egalitarian,complementarian,patriarchy
Theology verse entry

Genesis 2:7

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 2:7 dust,adam,formation,origin,nephesh
Theology greek term

αὐθεντέω (authenteo)

to domineer / to usurp authority

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