It begins with the Ephesians 5:22–33 patriarchal tendencies in Nigeria and how they engender marital disharmony. The article employs a descriptive approach for the study of patriarchy and marital disharmony in Nigeria, and an exegetical method for the examination of the passage. The target groups are those Nigerian Christian couples whose relationships are in crisis arising from a patriarchal perception of marriage. This article identifies ways in which patriarchal tendencies pose disharmony amongst Nigerian Christian couples and examines how Ephesians 5:22–33 can be applied as a remedy. These studies dwell on the fact that the abuse of women is inherent in patriarchy because, as a social system that is male-centred, it inevitably values men over women (Becker 1999:24). Ademiluka 2019 Agbonkhese & Onuoha 2017 Babajide-Alabi 2017 Igbelina-Igbokwe 2013). IntroductionĪ large number of studies have been conducted on patriarchy, particularly as it engenders violence against women in Africa, and several of these studies are applied to the Nigerian context specifically (e.g. Keywords: patriarchy marital disharmony Pauline teaching Nigerian Christians the church. The church should be involved in the application of the text, teaching husbands particularly the need to exercise their authority in sacrificial love.Ĭontribution: The article endorses the journal’s focus on the combination of the notions ‘source’ and ‘interpretation’ by its emphasis on the exegesis of writings in the field of early Christian literature. When this new definition of marital relationship is understood and applied by Christian couples, disharmony will be considerably alleviated. The wife should submit to her husband’s authority as she would to Christ whilst the husband should exercise his authority with love in imitation of Christ. Ephesians 5:22-33 mitigates the patriarchal view of marriage, redefining the concepts of submission and leadership. The husband may withdraw from his wife, avoiding all forms of contact and communication with her wife beating is also common. The nature of marital disharmony varies with couples, but there are some common characteristics.
For instance, the custom of the bride price instils in the husband the feeling of ownership of the wife, which encourages some men to treat their wives like their property. It found several ways by which patriarchy precipitates marital disharmony in Nigeria. This article employs the descriptive and exegetical methods.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution,Īnd reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Patriarchy and marital disharmony amongst Nigerian Christians: Ephesians 5:22–33 as a response Ademiluka, S.O., 2021, ‘Patriarchy and marital disharmony amongst Nigerian Christians: Ephesians 5:22–33 as a response’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 77(4), a5991.
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