Evangelical gender hierarchy was theologically grounded in the nature of the Trinity itself.

Evidence

The very notion of hierarchy came from the Bible, Elliot contended. In short, equality was “not a Christian ideal.” A hierarchical order of submission and rule descended “from the nature of God Himself.” God the Father exercised “just and legitimate authority”; the Son exhibited “willing and joyful submission.” Within the trinitarian God, then, existed “the elements of rule, submission, and union.” — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 152

Categorization

• QUESTION: A genealogy question worth pursuing: where did this trinitarian-argument-for-subordination come from, and is it a new or inherited move in evangelical theology?