Kay

Mark,
You quote Kostenberger: “Since, therefore, the term ‘didaskein’ is used absolutely in the NT for an activity that is viewed positively in and of itself, and since ‘oude’ coordinates terms that are either both viewed positively or negetively, ‘authentein’ should be seen as denoting an activity that is veiwed positively in and of itself as well.”

You don’t see that this is simply an assertion?

I believe that the passage tells us there was a certain situation that Paul was addressing and also that there are things in it normative for today. False teachers are not permitted, but they must be allowed to learn the truth. That in these passages Paul also says that “women will be saved through childbearing” and the universally acknowledged difficulty in interpreting these verses, again clearly reveals that we do not have complete understanding of the situation Paul is addressing. This is an obvious and undeniable indicator of an UNusual situation.