P. Derek Overfield PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

statement in the preceding phrase of the same verse
In 2:19 both
the ecclesiological and cosmological dimensions of
headship are again referred to.
4.5 Summary
In Ephesians there is a twofold headship
of Christ.
He is at one and the same time head of
the world and head of the Church.
The fact that
Christ is head of the world means that all powers are
subject ultimately to him;
there is no reference to
any further interaction between him and them.
The
enthroneme~t
of Christ at which he inherits the title
must mean that all is now subject to him.
On the other hand, the fact that Christ is head of
the Church means something quite different.
No
longer is the relationship one of authority and submission;
it is one of unity and love. As head of the
Church Christ is by right its sovereign but he is
more.
Ernst rightly summarises 33 "Im Terminus xe