Cheryl Schatz

And NN, “absolute authority” implies a higher authority. The husband is not shown to have an authority above the authority that the woman holds. Therefore, as Dave said, she doesn’t appeal to his higher authority. She is the higher authority. If he had the higher authority, the passage should instruct her to appeal to his higher authority just as Paul appealed to a higher authority. But, 1 Cor. 7 does not.