Rethinking Hypo-Tasso
The word does not always mean arrayed "under"
By reason of the prefix "hypo," Christians are erroneously taught that hypo-tasso (a compound Greek word used to justify male governance dogma) always means "to be arrayed under"--i.e. And because of this, Christian women are commanded to submit to men by reason of gender alone.
But this is not always the case with the prefix hypo. It can also mean "over," as we see in 2 Corinthians 2:10-11.
It is time to rethink the biblical usage and translation of hypotasso that results in women submission doctrine.
2 Corinthians 2:10-11: To whom you forgive anything I forgive also for if I forgave anything to whom I forgave it for your sake's I forgave it in the person of Christ lest Satan should gain an advantage over (hypo) us for we are not ignorant of his devices
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Jocelyn’s book, Woman this is WAR! Gender Slavery and the Evangelical Caste System, examines biblical commentary and translation practices which have historically been androcentric (male centered) and even misogynistic (anti-woman).
These have adversely effected understanding of the scriptures, relations between women and men, the happiness of men and women, and in general has hindered the work of the gospel by forbidding women to preach, pastor, or serve as elders or deacons.
Woman this is WAR, chronicles the early history of the women's rights movements, as well as the role of church leadership in aggressively suppressing both women's rights and the historical record of Christian initiatives in these movements.
Through the complementarian movement, many of the same arguments used to support chattel slavery, are still used today in supporting an unscriptural sex-based authority submission structure within homes and churches. This book documents identical arguments used by Christian leaders today and is an unparalleled resource for all who desire an in-depth study of autonomy of the sexes from historical, Christian, and biblical perspectives.
This book provides historical insight into Christian initiatives in the movements for women’s rights that are rarely included in Christian literature and traces the history of women’s rights much further back than usual, to the very first feminists, … who were Christians, godly women who brought the issue of women's rights to the forefront as they struggled to alleviate the suffering of others but found themselves hindered in doing so for no other reason than the fact that they were women.