Patriarchy From Athens to Today

It may be one’s lot in life to live in the midst of a patriarchal society. Many converts in the New Testament did. Does patriarchy exist today? The roots of Christian patriarchy follow out of the world’s patriarchy, so it is good to trace its path. Last time we saw that Aristotle’s ideas dominated society for most of the past two thousand years. This influence lasted because it had order and it was efficient. Order is a good thing. Groups of people that are trying to work cooperatively for...