A Universal Hierarchy
1 Corinthians 11:3 Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
LITERAL INTERPRETATION
1. Head of woman is man
2. Head of every man is Christ
3. Head of Christ is God
PERSONAL COMMENTARY
This passage gives a hierarchy to the universe.
1. God
2. Christ
3. Man
4. Woman
I'm sure there are many women who won't appreciate being at the bottom of the totem pole.
5 comments:
Irrelevant. The heirarcy is what it is.
so... does a christian/jewish(/muslim i guess...as they kinda scraped all their ideas off the other 2) woman have to be the servant to an athiest man?
isnt the bible great at decisiveness
but then... God moves in mysterious ways
Great. That's the last time we go bearing any children.
Have you read where a monetary value is put on people and women are worth half what men are? Enlightning.
Thanks, great site!
I know that there are some passages that are difficult to understand, but it's important to realize the entire context, not just pluck verses from the Bible.
-this was written in a letter to a specific group of new Christians, so it's important to remember that there are cultural implications.
-A few verses later:
"In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God." (1 Cor 11:11-12)
Also, we know that in Christ there is neither male nor female, slave nor free, jew nor gentile, for all are one in Christ.
Dear Tiny Tim,
To be accurate, the hierarchy (you should really consider using spellcheck when you write such brilliant comments) is not what it is. In fact, social hierarchies have changed over the course of human history. The very first human societies/communities were matriarchal.
Don't believe me? You should check out what Engels has to say about it in "Origin of the Family" (and that's Friedrich Engels... as in Marx and Engels - ever heard of them?)
That's all. Thanks Tim for your thoughtful remark.
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