Lots of people, men and women, are described as good-looking in the Old Testament, but almost no one is described this way in the New Testament. Here's a list of the beautiful people in the Bible, with a few notes about the significance of beauty. (From my archives.) margmowczko.com/beautiful-pe...

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Plutarch’s frame of reference was the old patriarchal values of Greco-Roman society. Paul’s frame of reference was the new creation in Christ.” - Marg Mowczko From: margmowczko.com/plutarch-and...

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Paul, on the other hand, never uses any of the words Plutarch uses about a husband’s leadership. In fact, Paul, and every other New Testament author, never use any of the many Greek words for “leader”, “ruler” or “authority” in reference to husbands ... /2

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From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “Plutarch counsels that the husband’s leadership should be done sympathetically and affectionately, and should promote the wife’s “enjoyment and kindness,” but the husband must be the ruler. /1

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Those biblical patriarchy & complementarian promoters of "wives submit" in their translations of Ephesians 22 wouldn't believe it you if you told them "submit" wasn't even in the earliest Greek manuscript. @margmowczko.bsky.social margmowczko.com/grammar-ephe...

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