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  • From: "Christopher R. Hutson" <crhutson AT salisbury.net>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Paul on Kephale
  • Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 09:42:34 -0500


Michael,

A good place to begin is:

Fitzmyer, Joseph A. "Kephale in I Corinthians 11:3." Interpretation 47.1
(1993). 52-59.

You may alreay be aware of this article, but for readers who don't know it,
Fitzmyer conveniently summarizes the extensive debate over whether "head" in
1 Cor 11:3 is a metaphor for "source" or a metaphor for "authority." He
marshalls evidence to show that both usages were live options in the first
century. So the issue must be settled exegetically. All should beware of
drawing simplistic conclusions. Whichever way one reads the metaphor in
verse 3, attention must be given to the logic of the whole argument in
11:2-16 in its literary and cultural context.

I'll be interested in what other listers suggest for you to read.

Happy research.

Chris

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> From: Michael Thomson <mthomson AT eerdmans.com>
> Reply-To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:43:17 -0500
> To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Subject: [corpus-paul] Paul on Kephale
>
> I am returning to a Masters thesis on the topic of Paul's metaphorical use
> of "Kephale"... trying very much to move beyond the politicized literature
> that is propagated by both conservatives and those advocating new
> positions...
>
> Usually, interpreters see Paul as affirming traditional roles hence "head" =
> "leader"... on the other side there are a few approaches...most creatively
> seeing Paul as meaning something akin to "source"...as in "head" = "source."
>
> The problem is that metaphors don't work so cut and dried and that both of
> these readings have such a strong agenda that they are suspect.
>
> What I am asking the group is... have you come across anything in either
> articles or books that will help. I am doing some reading in linguistics to
> refine my understanding of how metaphor works and not to repeat the
> reduction I am accusing other readers of doing.
>
> I thought I would throw it out there and see what happens...
>
> Cheers
>
> -Michael Thomson

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