According to Women in Scripture, “Although these versus are not missing in any New Testament manuscripts, v. 34 and 35 are found after v. 40 in several bilingual Greek/Latin manuscripts.” Consequently, there is ongoing debate about whether Paul wrote these versus or not and these judgements will continue to be discussed in Christian communities to this day. There are numerous issues as evident that Paul’s argument about women’s coiffure in Church, which is ambiguous and two-sided. As a result, history is not easily understood in regards to exactly how women were treated in the Church. According to Paul in First Corinthians 14:33, “As in all the churches of the holy ones, women should keep silent in the churches, for they are not allowed to
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Additionally, she goes over Pual’s epistles and beliefs in subordination of women and the topic of why Paul thinks women need to be silent in the Church. Additionally, Elisabeth goes over the relationship that Paul has with women and demonstrates that during the time Paul was alive, women had limited roles and took care of children while men held positions of power in society. Moreover, she discusses the household codes would have consisted of women becoming more equal to men in the church (Fiorenza 3). However, as a result of the Greco-Roman culture that empowered men over women, sexism was a part of the church’s teaching and common law. According to Fiorenza, Paul’s teachings preached that women did not have to be like men to be holier, they only had to trust in their faith and follow Christ as well. Fiorenza also speaks about the Christian missionary movement that promoted gender equality. According to Galatians 3:28, “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male or female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” To summarize Fiorenza’s main ideas, she believed that Paul’s relationship with women was a result of the fact that Paul was likely not married. It is evident that Paul is unmarried because he says, “Now to the unmarried and to widows I say: It is a good thing for them to remain as they are as I do.” In conclusion, Fiorenza …show more content…
He addresses the issue of men having hair covered versus women having hair covered. In essence, Paul believes that women, men, Christ, and God is the order of importance in Christian beliefs. Therefore, if a man does not need to cover his head, while it is a women’s duty to do so. Paul even says, “For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; nor was man created for woman, but woman for man; for this reason a woman should have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.” The amount of disrespect to women by Paul provides the reader a clue that the society Paul grew up in was anti-feminist even though a majority of women were supporters of Christianity whether they were married or not
Additionally, she goes over Pual’s epistles and beliefs in subordination of women and the topic of why Paul thinks women need to be silent in the Church. Additionally, Elisabeth goes over the relationship that Paul has with women and demonstrates that during the time Paul was alive, women had limited roles and took care of children while men held positions of power in society. Moreover, she discusses the household codes would have consisted of women becoming more equal to men in the church (Fiorenza 3). However, as a result of the Greco-Roman culture that empowered men over women, sexism was a part of the church’s teaching and common law. According to Fiorenza, Paul’s teachings preached that women did not have to be like men to be holier, they only had to trust in their faith and follow Christ as well. Fiorenza also speaks about the Christian missionary movement that promoted gender equality. According to Galatians 3:28, “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male or female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” To summarize Fiorenza’s main ideas, she believed that Paul’s relationship with women was a result of the fact that Paul was likely not married. It is evident that Paul is unmarried because he says, “Now to the unmarried and to widows I say: It is a good thing for them to remain as they are as I do.” In conclusion, Fiorenza …show more content…
He addresses the issue of men having hair covered versus women having hair covered. In essence, Paul believes that women, men, Christ, and God is the order of importance in Christian beliefs. Therefore, if a man does not need to cover his head, while it is a women’s duty to do so. Paul even says, “For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; nor was man created for woman, but woman for man; for this reason a woman should have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.” The amount of disrespect to women by Paul provides the reader a clue that the society Paul grew up in was anti-feminist even though a majority of women were supporters of Christianity whether they were married or not