167 Stobaeus, Anthologies 4.19, 23-26.
167Stobaeus, Anthologies 4.19, 23-26.
168Cf. Eph. 5:22-6:9; 1 Tim. 6:1-2; Tit. 2:1-10; 1 Pet. 2:13-3:7. From the rich bibliography on the subject mention may be made of K. Weidinger, Die Haustafeln: Ein Stück urchristlicher Paränese (Leipzig, 1928); E. G. Selwyn, The First Epistle of St. Peter, pp. 419-39; O. J. F. Seitz, “Lists, ethical,” IDB 3, pp. 137-39; D. Schroeder, “Lists, ethical,” IDB Sup. Vol., pp. 546-47; P. Stuhlmacher, “Christliche Verantwortung bei Paulus und seinen Schülern,” Ev. Th. 28 (1968), 165-86; J. E. Crouch, The Origin and Intention of the Colossian Haustafel (Göttingen, 1972); W. Schrage, “Zur Ethik der neutestamentlichen Haustafeln,” NTS 21 (1974-75), 1-22; W. Lillie, “The Pauline House-tables,” ExT 86 (1974-75), 179-83; D. Lührmann, “Neutestamentliche Haustafeln und antike ökonomie,” NTS 27 (1980-81), 83-97; W. Munro, Authority in Paul and Peter (Cambridge, 1983).
169C. H. Dodd compares Paul’s exposition of duties with the social ethics of Hierocles the Stoic (New Testament Studies [Manchester, 1953], pp. 116-17).
170W. K. L. Clarke, New Testament Problems (London, 1929), p. 159.
171George Herbert, The Elixir (the whole poem is a prayer-commentary on the words “for thy sake”).
172The Stoic way of life could be summed up as ὁμολογουμένως ζῆν, “to live in harmony (with nature).” Conduct in accordance with nature was ϰαθῆϰον, “fitting” (cf. ἃ οὐϰ ἀνῆϰεν, Eph. 5:4).
173Cf. v. 18, ὡς ἀνῆϰεν ἐν ϰυϱίω.