1 Peter 3:1–6: Biblical Authority and Battered Wives

Counsel given to battered women in the church has too often relied on 1 Pet 3:1–6 to encourage women to stay with an abusive husband for the husband's sake. This article argues that, while this teaching may be the message of 1 Pet 3:1–6, its use by the church is an abuse of biblical authority....

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Main Author: Reeder, Caryn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Eisenbrauns 2015
In: Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2015, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 519-539
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Summary:Counsel given to battered women in the church has too often relied on 1 Pet 3:1–6 to encourage women to stay with an abusive husband for the husband's sake. This article argues that, while this teaching may be the message of 1 Pet 3:1–6, its use by the church is an abuse of biblical authority. Historical, literary, and canonical contexts suggest that the surface message of the text — submission to even an abusive husband—is not its complete message.
ISSN:2576-0998
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/bullbiblrese.25.4.0519