1 Corinthians 11
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Women In Ministry Research Notes
Collection of 22 research notes from Cheryl Schatz's Logos notebook on women in ministry, covering head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11, kephale as source, Genesis creation narratives, Ephesians 5 mutual submission, and Craig Keener's lecture notes on women's ordination.
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.
Head Coverings in the Ancient Mediterranean: Research Clippings
Research clippings from Craig Keener's Dictionary of New Testament Background article on head coverings, with supplementary sources. Documents the cultural background of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, showing that head coverings were tied to marital modesty, class status, and regional customs rather than a universal creation ordinance.
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
What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Male Headship: Is It Really Biblical?
Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 8 on male headship and whether it is really biblical
Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Part 3: Head Coverings and Authority - 1 Corinthians 11
[Music] 1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult chapter throughout church history there are some things that are hard to understand about this passage but using an understanding of the Jewish mindset will help us unravel Paul's reasoning let's start at verse three but I want you to understand that Chr...
Repost Authority Vs Submission A Biblical View Of Ephesians 522
My original 2010 post crashed because there were too many comments for my blog to handle, so I am putting up this post again so that people can read the article which is no longer available because of the crash. Thanks to one of my readers who asked me to repost
Authority Vs Submission Biblical View
Yesterday I received two polar opposite views of Ephesians 5:22 by email. One was from “NN” who has responded here in the past
Can A Wifes Authority Be Overruled
## Can a wife’s authority be overruled
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
How Many Men
Tradition has flavored a lot of things for us that causes us to see everything in terms of tradition instead of thinking outside the box
Do Egalitarians Twist The Scriptures
The charge is often laid that egalitarians twist the scriptures. I would like to apply a saying that I read recently
Scriptural Fences
One of the helpful things in interpreting scripture is to identify what I call “scriptural fences”. These special verses force us to interpret the passage within the limits set up by the “fence” line
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
Is Short Hair A Sin For A Woman
Continuing on with our verse by verse discussion through the section of 1 Corinthians 11 about women, we come to verse 13:
Where To Next
I should be done the verse-by-verse discussion on 1 Corinthians 11 (the head covering & hair issue verses) this week and I was thinking that I would move on to a discussion of God giving teachers to the body of Christ – are teachers part of the gifts of the Spirit or “offices” that must be filled by
Interdependence In The Lord
In our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we now come to verse 11:
Shaming The Head 3
Continuing our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we come to verse 6:
Shaming The Head 2
Several posts back we talked about how Paul shows in 1 Corinthians 11 that the head covering shamed Christ. This post will discuss why a woman without her head covering shamed her head
Are Females Saved Just Like Males
Before we continue with our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to share a question that Jen had who watched my clip of “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free” DVD on YouTube. She said:
New Paganism
I want to draw attention to a blog article written by a ministry friend of mine Don Veinot President of Midwest Christian Outreach. His article is titled Doug Phillips – New Paganism
Paul Refutes A Faulty Tradition
In the last post we discussed that the man is the image and glory of God and Christ is his head. Why does Paul emphasize that the man is the image and glory of God but he says nothing about the woman having God’s glory
The Man Is The Image And Glory Of God
Last post we discussed how the head covering shamed Christ. Before we carry on with 1 Corinthians 11:5 in our verse by verse discussion, I want to skip over to verse 7 to discuss the second reason that a man is not to have his head covered and this has to do with honoring his head
Home At Last
We are in our new home, although we have not yet finished unloading our trailer and our new home is still full of boxes needing to be unpacked. We were one day late in arriving as the tires on our trailer were overheating and the first tire exploded within an hour after we started on our final move
Shaming The Head 1
1 Corinthians 11:4-6 lists three “shames” and verse 7 lists two glories. Two of these shames and glories relate directly back to the “head” and one shame relates to the person themselves
Is There Support For Universal Male Headship
Before we continue with our verse by verse discussion through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to add a note about what some consider to be the universal role of male headship. In universal male headship the male is the head over every woman
1 Corinthians 113 And Head
In the last post I summarized the foundational points from chapter 10 that is necessary to the understanding of chapter 11. If you haven’t read it already, it can be read by clicking here
Verse By Verse Through 1 Corinthians 11
Because I have received several questions posed to me on 1 Corinthians 11, I think it best that we go through the passage verse by verse and that should help deal with each question in context. As we go through each set of verses, please feel free to comment or ask questions on the section that we a
#More 110
One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him
Why Was The Woman Created For The Man
One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him
Paul And The Head From 1 Corinthians 11
1 Corinthians 11 has been a hotly disputed passage regarding the meaning of “head”
An Update On Our Move
1 Corinthians 11 part two on the meaning of “head” is delayed for another week as our timeline for getting our home ready for sale has been pushed up. Today we signed the papers to list our home and we have until Monday to get everything in order as that is the day that the house goes on the market
1 Corinthians 11 And Paul
1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret. Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of “head” in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels i
Is God Male
Is God male in some way. Many Christians think that he is
Headcoverings And Authority
While I still intend to write an article about 1 Corinthians 11 – Head coverings and authority, the video clip below which is an excerpt of part 3 of “Women in M inistry Silenced or Set Free. ” is a good introduction to this controversial issue
1 Corinthians 11 Should Women Be Silent
I have posted a third preview of my “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” DVD on YouTube
Mike Winger Ideas (30)
Two egalitarian views on women apostles
Were Women Apostles in the New Testament？ Women in Ministry part 5
1 Corinthians 11 gives rules for how women should prophesy in public gatherings; Acts 2 / Joel 2 declares sons and daughters shall prophesy
Things I Didn't Know as a Complementarian： Women in Ministry part 6
1 Corinthians 11 clearly refers to prophecy in public mixed-gender gatherings; the whole section (chs. 11-14) deals with gathered worship
Things I Didn't Know as a Complementarian： Women in Ministry part 6
John MacArthur's response: maybe Paul means public places but not congregational worship gatherings
Things I Didn't Know as a Complementarian： Women in Ministry part 6
MacArthur's real basis: 1 Corinthians 14:34 (women keep silent) overrides the plain reading of 1 Corinthians 11
Things I Didn't Know as a Complementarian： Women in Ministry part 6
Key distinction: Scripture limits HOW women prophesy, not WHERE or WHEN
Things I Didn't Know as a Complementarian： Women in Ministry part 6
Scripture places limits on women prophesying: they must acknowledge male headship (1 Corinthians 11) and may not judge prophecies (1 Corinthians 14)
Things I Didn't Know as a Complementarian： Women in Ministry part 6
Ben Witherington III's (1981) two arguments against over-reading the Genesis allusion
The Egalitarian ＂Silver Bullet＂ Bible Verse： Women in Ministry part 7
Bible study argument introduced: Paul's context in 1 Corinthians 11 and Ephesians does not imply authority
Male Headship： Is it REALLY Biblical？ Women in Ministry part 8
Preview: next video will be on head coverings — a thorough examination of 1 Corinthians 11
Male Headship： Is it REALLY Biblical？ Women in Ministry part 8
Preview of next video: head coverings (1 Corinthians 11)
Have We Misunderstood ＂Wives Submit＂？ Women in Ministry part 9
Introduction: video goals and scope of head covering debates
All The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)： Women in Ministry part 10
Goals: understand major and minor debates, hear points for and against each view
All The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)： Women in Ministry part 10
Video format: five interpretive approaches, then 14 questions (central vs. peripheral)
All The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)： Women in Ministry part 10
The refutation view creates internally contradictory beliefs about the Corinthians
5 Views on “Women Keep Silent＂ (1 Cor 14_35-36)： Women in Ministry part 11
Education View Hinge 3: Why is submission an issue if it is about education?
5 Views on “Women Keep Silent＂ (1 Cor 14_35-36)： Women in Ministry part 11
The attempted rescue of utter silence: women can prophesy publicly but should not, and must wear coverings if they do
5 Views on “Women Keep Silent＂ (1 Cor 14_35-36)： Women in Ministry part 11
Summary of why the judging prophecy view is superior: answering all four key questions
5 Views on “Women Keep Silent＂ (1 Cor 14_35-36)： Women in Ministry part 11
Conclusion 1: Women can prophesy and speak in public church gatherings with role qualifications
5 Views on “Women Keep Silent＂ (1 Cor 14_35-36)： Women in Ministry part 11
Women prophesying congregationally in the Bible — some speech to mixed groups is permitted
Everything Women Can and Can't Do According to the Bible： Women in Ministry part 13
1 Corinthians 14:29-35 — women silent in judging prophecy, not silent in general
Everything Women Can and Can't Do According to the Bible： Women in Ministry part 13
Q&A: On communion — Mike agrees it is more than a symbol but rejects transubstantiation
Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.
Head coverings for women: Mike holds tentatively that they are not necessary today, but acknowledges he wants to study the passage more.
Answering Questions From Live Chat Today on Theology, Apologetics and the Christian Life
Q&A: Head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11 — literal or metaphorical?
Did Jesus Die on a Cross or a Stake？ Here's the Evidence.
Many ways to interpret the Bible — but the most important truths are plainly clear
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 16)
Mike gives an extended reading and defense of 1 Corinthians 11 on head coverings, arguing the text is about role differentiation within a framework of equal personal value, not about female inferiority, and that charging God with sexism reflects moral overreach toward the Creator.
Live Q&A With Mike Winger
About the Subordination of the Son: How do you explain the subordination of Jesus (1 Corinthians 11:3; 15: 28) to the Father within Trinitarian theology? I explain it via incarnational subordination (Philippians 2:5; Hebrews 29; 5:8).
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 49)
Taking Communion Unworthily: In 1 Corinthians 11: 30 when Paul says you can get weak, sick, or die if taking the last supper in an unworthy manner, what specific sins are punishable by death?
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 56)
Biblical Hair Length of Movie Characters?: In Lord of the Rings, would you consider the hair length too long for some characters, such as Aragorn or Legolas? How do I apply 1 Corinthians 11 when designing characters for my own projects?
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 88)
Nazarite Vows – Why Long Hair?: If long hair for men is a disgrace by nature (1 Corinthians 11: 14), then why is it part of the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6:5?
10 Questions with Mike Winger (Episode 27)
Related Comments (20)
Hi Diane, I have so glad that this blog has been a help to you. I did a 45 minute teaching on 1 Corinthians 11 on the glory issue regarding man and woman on my DVD, but I can also do an blog article ...
Ladies I think we made have missed the point a little. Please forgive me for putting in my two cents as well. Understand first that I do not dominate my wife nor is she subject to me. However, Paul sa...
Okay, believe it or not I have a bit of spare time today and I read Mark’s comment. I must answer. Mark, You are doing a switch and bait. You are talking about a principle and then redefining it so...
Mark, I am continually amazed at how you refuse to engage the challenge and yet you come back as if you can find another source of accusation against me now charging me with being “selective” in the...
I am going to go through Mark’s comments on this post and responding to them even though Mark apparently is not wanting to keep to the blog rules, I still believe that his challenges/comments deserve ...
She brings out some very interesting points in the previous context and I like her approach. However, item 14 about gune and aner is contradicted by one of the hot passages in this debate, 1 Corinthia...
Cheryl, I understand your position on [1 Timothy 2:12-15](logos4:///Bible/1Ti 2.12-15) to be that Paul is telling one specific wife in the church to stop teaching her husband false doctrine, and that...
@Craig #27, > Wouldn’t this then put the christian with multiple wives in a somewhat similar predicament to women in a comp world today? What if he matured as a christian and God gave him leadership ...
Cheryl, Interesting and informative blog. I also appreciate your graciousness in dealing with opposing viewpoints… especially considering that I hold one :). I also look forward to seeing if CBMW wi...
Cheryl, what about 1 Corinthians 11:9? Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. (ESV) It seems to be saying that woman was created FOR man. YOu may have touched on this but I missed it....
Hi Kerryn, Lots of questions and very good ones at that! These questions will make a great post so that all can read not just those who read the comment section. I will have to put a bookmark here, t...
Hello, You should look at the book by Dr. B. called “Beyond Sex Roles” and goes into this teaching, that the context of the Bible supports that Kephale means SOURCE! Christ is the key to understandi...
Thanks for your questions. I will be going through 1 Corinthians 11 for several more posts and will try to cover it as thoroughly as I can to get rid of the misconceptions. These verses have been diff...
Lin, Good for you! I think you will find it very helpful because of the visual presentation. There is still a lot of information there jam packed into 3.5 hours and many people say that they need to ...
Thanks for your questions. I will be going through 1 Corinthians 11 for several more posts and will try to cover it as thoroughly as I can to get rid of the misconceptions. These verses have been diff...
Lin, Good for you! I think you will find it very helpful because of the visual presentation. There is still a lot of information there jam packed into 3.5 hours and many people say that they need to ...
Hey Kerryn, Once again you have great questions. Apparently the sentence structure implies “the” for woman. That is why the Analytical Literal Translation renders it: Now I want you\* to know that t...
LNE, In 1 Corinthians 11:6 there are two imperatives, with the second imperative functioning as a permission. Thus “let her cover her head” becomes a permission not a command. In Robertson’s Grammar...
LNE, You also asked: > How is it proper to render this imperative verb as merely permission to have her hair shaved, as if it said “If a woman is not covering her head, let her also be permitted [b...
Thanks Cheryl, that was very edifying. I kind of figured that imperatives could sometimes be used in the permissive sense, since I had noticed certain imperatives logically seem like they must be only...