Kristen

Gengwall,

Yes, thank you, that makes sense. And it also applies to my question of why this was part of an inspired letter that God intended to be included in the canon of Scripture. If a later reader (who might be leading a church and be in a similar situation) can apply these instructions from the specific to the general as Timothy did, then it makes sense for the instructions to be there.

Also, I read not long ago a scholarly essay about how the words “teach” and “domineer” were constructed grammatically so that they were meant to work together, as in “I am not permitting a woman to teach in such a way as to domineer over a man.” Your exegesis makes sense out of this construction as well. I appreciate it.