John McVay laments the lack of attention given to the subject of metaphor and the consequential “outmoded assumptions concerning metaphors'' in “many treatments of Pauline metaphors.”

Keown argues that Paul paints a picture of a new masculinity that is subversive of the default patriarchal assumptions at work in the Greco-Roman culture of his time.

For far too long, many have approached these questions within the ambit of that poorly disguised and misnomered field of inquiry, "practical theology," where so much is "practical" and so little is "theological." But domestic violence is in fact a rather prominent biblical theme, requiring serious exegetical labor if we will hear the Word faithfully.

Walking with someone who is coming out of an abusive relationship will not be like any other situation you have faced. At least, this is what I have found. I have learned throughout this experience with my best friend, that there are a number of things she needs.

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If I had a flair for the dramatic, I would say patriarchy died on November 23, 2013. There is some truth in that claim, though it's a truth having more to do with the world of scholarship than the everyday realities many people live with. Instead of going that route, then, I will suggest that November 23, 2013 is one of the most important dates in the convoluted story of patriarchy in the world of biblical scholarship. It is at least a date students of the topic should try to remember.