gengwall

“I can agree with all of that. It’s just not what Paul did. !Shrug!”

LOL – Why not?!? “Just because”? I agree that that might not be what Paul did. But you seem so sure.

Remember, I am not trying to convince you that it “has to be” my way. Frankly, without Timothy’s letters, I don’t know that we will ever know for sure. Unless it is grammatically impossible for it to be my way (a distinct but as yet unproven possibility), I think it is a very reasonable interpretation. Put simply, it works. So does Cheryl’s BTW – I think her interpretation has a lot of merit, especially when Adam and Eve come into view. But I believe it is an open question.