Let’s jump ahead a few millennia to the writings of the New Testament. In three places, Christian scripture points out a particular aspect of masculine authority in relation to his wife. St. Peter, the first pope, writes “you wives should be subordinate to your husbands” (1 Peter 3:1). St. Paul writes twice that “the husband is head of his wife” (1 Cor 11:3 & Eph 5:23). Look, I get the gut reaction to this. I still feel the instinct to cringe a little when I read it out loud. But here’s the thing…
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