Alan Rouse, who frequently comments on my posts re the role of women — generally disagreeing with me — privately sent me some material which has caused me to rethink the interpretation of “head” in Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 11. It’s a couple of articles by Wayne Grudem and some material from the Septuagint. As a result, I’ve had to substantially re-write my posts on 1 Cor 11 and Eph 5. (His material will be detailed in the posts.)
And it’s been great fun.
It’s been fun because the new material forced me to dig deeper and find better explanations and arguments. I’ve learned a lot and I think the posts are much better.
You’ll find some original argumentation here and there. Tell me what you think. It’s always scary coming in with new ideas.
Now, it’s my experience that most people who are proven in error refuse to admit their error. It’s a matter of pride, I’m sure. But I’d rather take pride in being true to my Lord and his word, and that requires admitting and fixing my mistakes. And for me, learning is where the fun is.
Therefore, I quite sincerely — and not begrudgingly at all — thank Alan for the additional information.
I’m going to post a new post on Eph 5, two new posts on 1 Cor 11, and then some old material on 1 Cor 11 extracted from the old posts as a separate post but otherwise unchanged.
Regrettably, these new posts run a little long, but that’s because they are deeper than the old posts.
