Speakeasy Theology
Speakeasy Theology
This is a Great Mystery
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This is a Great Mystery

a conversation with Melissa Archer about submission and power in Paul's letters
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 A wealthy Roman lady goes to the baths. Her two female slaves carry boxes of oils and lotions, and towels. The two male attendants might also be slaves - based on their 'barbarian' hairstyles - or perhaps even eunuchs. Mosaic from the Villa Romana,…

Fr David and I talk with Melissa Archer about the household codes in Ephesians 5-6 and Colossians 3, and the history of their interpretation. We also discuss how these instructions fit within the framework of Paul’s apocalyptic vision and consider what it means to sit together in the dust, lamenting the damage done in the long history of misuses and abuses of these texts.

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Speakeasy Theology
Speakeasy Theology
theological and pastoral reflections on biblical texts and current events