Elaine

Craig@205,

Don’t lose sight of the fact that comps do not have an “air-tight” explanation for these verses. Most who wish to claim an absolute are the so called “plain reading” ones. And the scholarly few who do get into the details have nothing conclusive – yet, they wish to build an entire doctrine concerning half the church over what even the most repected scholars admit are some of the most difficult passages in the entire Bible!
So, the question for your friends versed in Greek is ‘how can you argue that the subordination of women is a better interpretation of the scripture than treating women as your neighbour? If both are possible interpretations, why is the subordination of women a *better* interpretation?’