Headship Submission

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I’ve written extensively on various topics related to “partriarchy”, “headship”, “authority”, and “submission” from a biblical perspective. I’ve written many articles, most of them are related to each other.

Word Studies

Kephalē in the New Testament: A Review
Kephalē in the New Testament: The Meaning
exousia vs authentein” — The word for authority in 1 Timothy 2:12
The Master of the House” —  oikodespotés/oikodespoteó and proistemi.

Specific Passages

The Meaning of Head in Colossians 2:9-10
An Analysis of Genesis 3:16
The Context of Genesis 3:16” — w/ Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3
Divine Command Theory
The Original Source Material” — Ephesians 5
1 Corinthians 14:34-35

Topical Studies

Mutual Submission
Part 1 — Overview of Ephesians 5; Response to Wayne Grudem
Part 2 — Short version of Part 1
Part 3 — John Chrysostom; Reciprocity.
Part 4 — Paul in the New Testament
Part 5 — All the references to ‘hypotassø’ (“submit”), Part 1
Part 6 — All the references to ‘hypotassø’ (“submit”), Part 2
Part 7 — On Biblical Scholars
Part 8 — Wayne Grudem on ‘kephale‘ (head)
Part 9 — Dalrock on mutual submission
Part 10 — Rebuttals

Headship
Part 1 — Authority or Preeminence?
Part 2 — The Head-Body Metaphor
Part 3 — Authority
Part 4 — Summary of the Evidence
Part 5 — Scriptural forgeries and Headship
Part 6 — Headship and Combating Evil (w/ Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3)
Part 7 — Marital Roles (w/ Ephesians 5, Colossians 3, 1 Peter)
Part 8 — Unity
Part 9 — Paul’s Use of Submission (w/ Ephesians 5)
Part 10 —’Submit’ in the Passive Voice
Part 11 — Hair, Veils, and Authority, Part 1
Part 12 — Hair, Veils, and Authority, Part 2
Part 13 — Hair, Veils, and Authority, Part 3
Part 14 — Are ‘Helper’ and ‘Submit’ Military Terms?
Part 15 — “Headship Is Still Not Authority”

Sanctification in Marriage
Part 1 — Sanctification: service, not authority.
Part 2 — Ephesians 5: head means preeminence, not authority
Part 3 — 1 Peter 2-3: theme of respect and honor, not authority
Part 4 — Submission is mutual, loving is submissive
Part 5 — Seek unity: headship cannot sanctify
Part 6 — Sanctification is not regenerative
Part 7 — Childbearing
Part 8 — Jesus sanctified himself
Part 9 — Sacrifice and sanctification (w/ Ephesians 5)

Historical Context

John Chrysostom vs the Red Pill
Bespoke Epistles, Part 2” — 1 Timothy 2

Literary Analysis

Chiastic Structure of Ephesians 5:22-33” — First Try
The Structure of Ephesians 5” — Second Try