
The Body in Question
Metapher and Meaning in the Interpretation of Ephesians 5:21-33
Gregory W. Dawes(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 26. January 1998
Book
Hardback
XIV, 264 pages
978-90-04-10959-9 (ISBN)
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Description
This study is an analysis of the argumentation of Ephesians 5:21-33. The interpretation of this passage remains fiercely contested: while some interpreters appeal to this text to suggest that husbands have authority over their wives, others reject its apparently patriarchal ethic.
Approaching Ephesians 5:21-33 by way of a discussion of metaphorical language, the present work shows that its argumentation rests upon two very different uses of the 'body' metaphor. One use highlights the unity of wife and husband, while the other underlines the distinction between the partners and suggests that the husband has a position of authority.
The tension created by these two uses of the 'body' metaphor implies that neither a simple hierarchical nor a simple egalitarian interpretation of the passage can be justified.
Approaching Ephesians 5:21-33 by way of a discussion of metaphorical language, the present work shows that its argumentation rests upon two very different uses of the 'body' metaphor. One use highlights the unity of wife and husband, while the other underlines the distinction between the partners and suggests that the husband has a position of authority.
The tension created by these two uses of the 'body' metaphor implies that neither a simple hierarchical nor a simple egalitarian interpretation of the passage can be justified.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-10959-9 (9789004109599)
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Gregory W. Dawes, Ph.D. (1995) in Biblical Studies, University of Otago, is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He has published articles on New Testament interpretation, the academic study of religion, and interpretation theory.