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In the spirit of biblical hermeneutics, the general hermeneutic that I will be applying to this text is historical-grammatical-critical. Since no real discussion can occur unless we agree on our hermeneutics, here are some of the hermeneutical principles that I apply as I interpret scripture, including this text:
The original text and the best text must be ...
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Looking at the verse, we can see that the command is crystal clear for woman to not speak in church.
In fact, it mentions this four times in four different ways:
The women are to keep silent
they are not permitted to speak
let them ask their own husbands at home
it is improper for a woman to speak in church
To further illustrate the point of silence, ...
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This passage is not easy to understand, not least because certain interpretations offend many modern sensibilities. There are some (relatively minor) issues of textual criticism and of translation. There are some difficult referents, like "law" in verse 34. Moreover, the "crystal clear" line of total silence for women is difficult to adopt because in 1 ...
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It seems more likely that this is a separate thought. God not being the God of confusion fits more naturally with what has preceded the statement, namely that the spirits of the prophets are subject to other prophets.
The next set of thoughts begins "As in all the churches of the saints, the women must be silent." The present imperative can carry inceptive ...
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