57 Patrick (Mark) wrote:

Now considering that we are all in agreement that it is grammatically possible for the singular to be generic, it is obviously therefore not ‘unusual’ for this to happen. It can be a normal part of grammar.

That is not what I asked. It is not unusual for the singular to be generic, but it is highly unusual for the generic to be plural and then suddenly change to singular. I asked for any comp to give the reason for the shift from the generic plural to the generic singular if the topic had not changed from the topic of women in general.

I have also pointed out that Paul’s topic previously concerned godly women and the way to show their godly character through their appearance. The switch comes when godly women are no longer in site and Paul’s communication to Timothy changes to state his will about “a woman” who is not said to be godly but whose salvation is in question. That kind of topic change and that kind of grammar change must be noted by complementarians and it must be answered if they continue to insist that Paul continues to talk about all godly women in verse 12.