Cheryl Schatz

gengwall also said,

Cheryl may also point out that gatherings of the NT church was different than the traditional Jewish ceremonies. Women were permitted to attend and participate in those gatherings.

The NT church was mostly held in private homes and everyone was allowed to participate including women and slaves. It was nothing like today’s church where a pastor alone gives the message and everyone sits silently and listens.

In the comp view, Paul is trying to CORRECT a corporate problem and CHANGE the NT gathering to look more like the traditional Jewish ceremonies (where I believe males and females were physically separated) and even more, preventing women from uttering a peep in those gatherings.

This is one of the problems of the comp view as Paul doesn’t silence women’s gifts in the gathering of the church. Instead Paul encourages all to participate so that all may grow and be fed by the gifts meant for the common good.