Chapter 8 Behavioral Commands Chapter 8 Applying the Biblical Message, Virkler's Hermeneutics pg 205

• Translating Commands from one culture to another

• Three alternatives for transcultural applications

• 1 Retain both the principle and its behavioral expression. Ex women are to be submissive to men AND keep their head covered to show that submission.
• 2 Retain the principle but suggest a change in the way that principle is behaviorally expressed in a culture. Ex. Women are to be submissive to men BUT may show it by walking 3 paces behind their man, or by ...
• 3 Change BOTH the principle and its behavioral expression, assuming that both were culture-bound and are therefore no longer applicable. Ex. That was then this is now. We have evolved way beyond the kind of behavior where a woman is to be submissive.