New Testament writer had long hair

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Originally Posted by TRFrance

There is no inconsistency at all.
Scripture tells us that both Samuel and Samson (and quite possibly John) were Nazirites from birth, so it would be understood that their long hair was a sign of the Nazirite vow they were under all their lives.

(I don't see where the Bible says Elijah had long hair)

The captured heathen women were to have their hair shaven (and their finger nails & toenails nails clipped off) as part of a purification process before being allowed into the family of Israel.

These were both special situations clearly described by scripture. Neither of those situations/scenarios negate the fact that under God's natural law (1 Cor 11:14), men are expected to have short hair and women to let their hair grow.

Let's look at this logically, if we interpret that I Cor. 11 is God's law for all time as you claim (natural law more on this later) then why would he give...

1. Specific commands to certain men that they were NEVER to cut their hair.

2. Specific commands to cut certain women’s hair without their consent.

3. Provision for men to let their hair grow, and women to shave their head.

If you read Hobbes, Locke, and Aquinas on natural law you will find that natural law is universal and by definition without exception. Laws even a kid understands, for instance Locke on private property; if I have acquired something by work to create or cultivate it, it belongs to me (private property) and if you take it you have committed a crime. Everyone understands that, even in countries that steal from their citizens the individual responds that’s not fair or just. Why do they respond this way? Natural law.

Now what is it about long hair on men that makes it a sin that is understood by natural law? Society dictates what is acceptable or unacceptable in terms of hair length on the sexes. Native American men wore their hair long, what in nature taught them it was wrong? Much of recent culture has been influenced by Western civilization which has been predominately clean shaven and short hair for men, but this is a cultural thing. The Jews at Jesus time viewed clean shaven short haired men as effeminate.