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Originally Posted by Praxeas
No Paul didn't tell them to wear a veil. He told them to have a covering on their head
You don't have to see the word "culture"...just go study History. It's called Hermeneutics
the word for Veil is not the same word as covering
One word refers to the actual veil worn by women already in that age.
The rest of the chapter the word used simply means "to cover" without specifying with what..
So Paul said
1Co 11:13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered?
1Co 11:14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him,
1Co 11:15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.
Because of the two themes here some argue the woman SHOULD have something on her head but that it's not necessarily a veil OR hair. Its just that she is to have something
3 sn Paul does not use a word specifying what type of "covering" is meant (veil, hat, etc.). The Greek word he uses here (ἐξουσία exousia; translated symbol of authority) could be (1) a figure of speech that may substitute the result (the right to participate in worship) for the appropriate appearance that makes it possible (the covered head). Or (2) it refers to the outward symbol (having the head covered) as representing the inward attitude the woman is to possess (deference to male leadership in the church).
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Well, that is interestingly important to consider when discussing this topic.
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