Household codes in the new testament

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There is probability to think that the family is timeless and static. However, many cultures have

varying ideas of family and practices. At this point, it is fundamental to decipher the meaning of

family. Referring to the New World, family meant people who are related by blood as well as

marriage. Similarly, it meant people who lived in the one household may it be children or slaves.

A number of New Testament texts particularly the Ephesians (5:21) and 1Peter 2:18-3-6

elaborate further about the idea of family based on the societal settings of the time. This

introduces the aspect of household codes, an idea that was started by Aristotle. Household codes

portray the relationships of male perceived as the head of household with his wife, and other

members of the family like children.1 Household codes were an important part of opulent Roman

society. Seemingly texts related to household codes appeared in many early literatures. In

modern society, most of these texts are seen as abusive or patriarchal the sense that they in

assume a social world in which women are expected be submissive to men. Having mentioned to [4]

that, this paper explicitly writes about household codes in the New Testament.

There is overwhelming evidence that the rules concerning household management date

back to Aristotle's Politics 2. Aristotle's concept focused on maintaining harmony in the city not

to mention the smallest unit in society, family. The rationale behind Aristotle's argument was [3]

that harmony among members of a family is fundamentally important for the overall stability of

the city or state. However, Aristotle believed that in order to achieve this harmony it would have

to be at the cost of female control and developing slavery. Jesus ministry offers convincing

1 Lu, S. (2016). Woman's Role in New Testament Household Codes: Transforming First-Century

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Roman Culture. , (1), 9.Priscilla Papers 30

2 Barnes, J. (Ed.). (1995). . Cambridge University Press. The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle

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evidence regarding household management. His ministry of proclaiming people, enlightening the

poor and setting the oppressed free, (Luke 4:18) it is apparent that most of these people were

women and slaves. This is also supported by evidence that women were outrageously many in

the church during Greek classics. In light of this evidence, assuming the household codes had [0]

mimicked Greco-Roman aspect of women control, then some degree, the epistles would have

experienced resistance from church followers most of whom were poor and the oppressed. [0]

In Greek classics, the major concern was on the construction of an ideal state.

Unfortunately, this was impossible because humans (food or shelter) drive them to form a city in [0]

the sense that no one can meet all needs. However, two ideas are fundamental to harmony in a

city. In other words, justice and sobriety are the key pillars of a peaceful city or state. The two

virtues were coined to the idea of naturally doing what is right from the rational side of the

human soul. In regard to this ideology, Plato asserted that children, women together with slaves

should be classified as those to be ruled3. Aristotle further analyzed the human soul and it is

fascinating to note that his rationality of justice dealt with slaves and women. Women, children,

and slaves were perceived as properties. Relationship between husband and wife was different [0]

from that between master and slave. It is this difference in ranking that made the husband-wife

relationship is classified into the domestic category. [0]

Moving on the superiority aspect of Roman society is portrayed in its familial structure.

Since the ancient times, the paterfamilias had power over his household, family possession and

all members of the family. His ideas were represented to the larger society. As a result, he acted

3 Barnes, J. (Ed.). (1995). . Cambridge University Press. The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle

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as a priest over the primitive cult of the ancestors. Simply his responsibilities reflect that of the

aristocracy. The female dominance society was seen as the most appropriate way of maintaining

peace and order in society. The New Testament wanted to give an assurance that the church

household propelled the idea of stability. “In Ephesians 5:33 restricts male privilege in asserting

that the wife should “respect” the husband and that the husband must adore his wife as

himself.”

In conclusion, household codes retained the dominance element where women, children,

and slaves were perceived as properties.4 further, although household codes manifested even

before the church existed it does not mean the idea was to keep the structure. As explained in 1

Peter, household codes did not aim to break societal structures rather defined the first Christian

community. On the surface, the early Christians supported this discriminative societal structure,

but as demonstrated over the centuries, there has been ogy of a subtle change. Aristotle's ideol

justice and household management seem to be formed on the basis for sexual desires. They

portrayed fear of unbridled desires the main reason the ancient philosophers appealed to the idea

of safeguarding ill desires. Nevertheless, it is important to understand the role of household

codes in social context. its

4 Lu, S. (2016). Woman's Role in New Testament Household Codes: Transforming First-Century Roman Culture. , (1), 9.Priscilla Papers 30

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Bibliography

Barnes, J. (Ed.). (1995). . Cambridge University Press. The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle

Lu, S. (2016). Woman's Role in New Testament Household Codes: Transforming First-Century

Roman Culture. , (1), 9.Priscilla Papers 30