tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12279811.post113930713996550351..comments2024-01-23T22:32:07.088+02:00Comments on Initial Explorations: Exegetical QuibbleSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15155789202261126090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12279811.post-1139351018363181982006-02-08T00:23:00.000+02:002006-02-08T00:23:00.000+02:00Thanks for linking to my article :)I argued that P...Thanks for linking to my article :)<BR/><BR/>I argued that Paul's directive that women be silent in the church does not apply universally, but I meant this in the sense that Paul does not envisage that every woman in every church at every time in history should be silent, not least because he does not anticipate this even at Corinth (e.g. he envisages women prophesying, for example).<BR/><BR/>You're right to point out about 'all the churches of the saints' but again I do not think that this means Paul expects universal female silence, but he certainly does in cases where the behaviour of women is threatening and suberting the divinely-ordained order.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://worldofsven.co.uk" REL="nofollow">Steven Harris</A> aka SvenSvenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177798027094182403noreply@blogger.com