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The Authority of the Voice: A Theological Reading of 1 Cor 11.2–16

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2000

FRANCIS WATSON
FRANCIS WATSON
Affiliation:
Dept of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3UB
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Abstract

The polarity between ‘hierarchical’ and ‘egalitarian’ perspectives on the relationship of male and female is not the best way to approach this passage (1 Cor 11.2–16), which interprets this relationship as one of interdependence. This interdependence is expressed in the shared practices of prophecy and prayer, in which the dialogue between God and the congregation is articulated. In Paul's proposed modification to these practices, female head-covering – probably a veil – serves as a symbol of women's freedom from an erotic basis for the relationship of male and female derived from creation.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , October 2000 , pp. 520 - 536
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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