In our last excursion into Colossians (for now, at least), Chris unpacks one of the trickier bits of the bible... if you read the title, there's a hint at which one. It turns out that with a small amount of context (courtesy of our friend Aristotle), the meaning of this passage totally changes. And if we read it in context, it's not even about what we think it's about...
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Once you've had a chance to listen, here are the resources Chris mentioned in the middle:
Gordon Fee, The Cultural Context of Ephesians 5:18–6:9:
https://www.academia.edu/35798326/The_Cultural_Context_of_Ephesians_5_18_6_9
Rachel Held Evans, Submission in Context: Christ and the Greco-Roman Household Codes:
https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/mutuality-household-codes
Vineyard USA, One In Christ: Men & Women Together In Ministry
https://vineyardusa.org/library/one-in-christ-men-women-together-in-ministry/
