Don
2009-01-01
Context of a passage is crucial.
The (natural-only) pearls of the 1st century were more costly than gold and most women could afford neither. Paul is discussing rich women who might naturally assume they were to be leaders in church as they were in society. Braided hair was also a sign of wealth, as were fine clothes.
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