Intro to my paper

Hi this is Jeff. I just wanted to give a little intro to my paper that is posted here and also to give a short apology.

First, the intro: I am taking classes at Nazarene Bible College and this paper was my final project for the class Women of the Bible. It is an exegetical paper on Ephesians 5:21-33. (Exegetical means a critical explanation or interpretation of a text [ www.dictionary.com rules]) It kind of goes against many ideas of what most of us have been taught about this passage.
Another point, the paper has been split up into two sections on this blog. One section is just the main body of the paper. The other section, titled prelims, gives the entire introduction of my paper. The first can be read without the second, but if you read the second first and then don't read the first second, you may miss something. (Did you follow all that :) )

Second, the apology: My college has split up the semesters into tri-mesters. This past trimester saw many changes in our family life. We moved, we took a quick 4-day trip to WI to see my little sister get married, I was trying to adjust going to college full-time and work full-time and all of the challenges that arise from these things with two small children. All this to say that I wrote this paper in 4 days. It ended up being a little rough. I don't mean rough content, but rather rough grammar. I believe the things I wrote are correct, I just don't necessarily like how I wrote them. My wife, the lovely Abbi, can attest to the fact that I am kind of a perfectionist. I'm sorry if you stumble over a few sentences. I truly am sorry.

Well, I hope you enjoy the paper and I welcome and look forward to any comments, criticisms, or rude remarks you may have.

Christ's servant,
Jeff