Episode 287: What is “Headship” in Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 11? Feat. Marg Mowczko

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Sheila Gregoire

Marriage, Social Sciences, Science, Relationships, Sex, Christianity, Wife, Religion & Spirituality, Mother, Society & Culture, Advice, Family

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Send us a text In this episode of the Bare Marriage Podcast, I am talking with Biblical Greek scholar Marg Mowczko about the true meaning of "headship" in the Bible. Marg reveals that the Greek word "kephale" (head) doesn't typically mean "leader" or "authority" in ancient literature, and that no verse actually commands men to lead their wives. Instead, head-body metaphors are used in Scripture to describe unity and mutual care and as a picture of growing into the likeness of Chri...

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0:00.0	God calls husbands to lead their wives, doesn't he?
0:16.5	That's got to be in the Bible somewhere, right?
0:18.6	Well, today on the bear marriage podcast, we're going to find out.
0:21.4	I'm Sheila Regreiguer from bearmarriage.com where we like to talk about healthy, evidence-based,
0:25.4	biblical advice for your sex life and your marriage.
0:28.3	And I am so glad today I'm going to bring to you one of my favorite people on the internet,
0:34.1	Marg Mousko, who writes the most incredible, short, easy to understand, very accessible
0:40.5	articles about everything to do with women and the Bible. She's my go-to resource for everything like
0:46.9	that. I'm constantly sending people to her website. She's from Australia and she's going to be
0:51.3	here to talk about the meaning of headship and yeah what god is actually saying
0:56.1	about that so that's coming right up before we get to her just a special thank you to some people
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