Paul in Conflict with the Veil: An Alternative Interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

By Paul Schirrmacher

Thomas Schirmacher argues that from the biblical teaching that man is the head of woman (1 Cr 11:3) the Corinthians had drawn the false conclusion that in prayer a woman must be veiled and a man is forbidden to be veiled, and that the wife exists for the husband but not the husband for the wife. Paul, however, rejects these conclusions and shows in 11:10-16 why the veiling of women did not belong to God's commandments binding upon all the Christian communities. Schirmacher presents an alternative exposition, discusses quotations and irony in 1 Corinthians, and deals with other New Testament texts about women's clothing and prayer and about the subordination of wives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9996066908
• ISBN13: 9789996066900
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Luviri Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"