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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-16

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing at a certain length, but this is not the case for...

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-16

@TimHami97610674 @TheRhetorRick @smashbaals Nature doesn't teach that men should have short hair on the head because by nature, head hair continues to grow without stopping. This is unlike the hair on your arms, legs or your eyebrows. Nature tells ...

@TimHami97610674 @TheRhetorRick @smashbaals Nature doesn't teach that men should have short hair on the head because by nature, head hair continues to grow without stopping. This is unlike the hair o

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@Sentinel_VA @smashbaals @TheJaredian Yes, the laws related to clean and unclean foods do not apply to believers after the resurrection of Jesus. However, Paul took a Nazarite vow in the New Testament (Acts 18:18; 21:23-26). He did this post-resurr...

@Sentinel_VA @smashbaals @TheJaredian Yes, the laws related to clean and unclean foods do not apply to believers after the resurrection of Jesus. However, Paul took a Nazarite vow in the New Testamen

Acts 18:18 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@antemodernist @JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals Well, it could also be that the bias of the rest of the translators is involved. The fact is that nature doesn’t teach us there is a difference between male and female head hair. And Paul says there...

@antemodernist @JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals Well, it could also be that the bias of the rest of the translators is involved. The fact is that nature doesn’t teach us there is a difference betwe

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@GWreformed1689 @JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals The ordering of the words “do

@GWreformed1689 @JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals The ordering of the words “does not nature” or “nature does not” has to be determined from the context. How does nature teach you that a boy and a g

commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals No, that’s not it either. But you are right it’s in the context. Here’s the ISV: 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature itself teaches you **NEITHER** that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair **NOR** tha...

@JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals No, that’s not it either. But you are right it’s in the context. Here’s the ISV: 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature itself teaches you **NEITHER** that it is d

1 Corinthians 11:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@DavePosMil @smashbaals What…this Bible? 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature

@DavePosMil @smashbaals What…this Bible? 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature itself teaches you **NEITHER** that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair **NOR** that hair is a woman’s glory,

1 Corinthians 11:14 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

Does nature teach you that it is a shame for men to have long hair (1 Cor 11:14)

Does nature teach you that it is a shame for men to have long hair (1 Cor 11:14)?

1 Cor 11:14 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@smashbaals How does “nature” teach you that long hair is a shame for men when if they didn’t cut it, it would grow just as long as women’s hair? Was Sampson a shame because he never cut his hair? Anyone who takes a Nazarite vow—or is a Nazarite fo...

@smashbaals How does “nature” teach you that long hair is a shame for men when if they didn’t cut it, it would grow just as long as women’s hair? Was Sampson a shame because he never cut his hair? A

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-11

@KaeleyT @pauldirks There’s a few passages in the NT and they both take the focus off of outward beauty: “Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks There’s a few passages in the NT and they both take the focus off of outward beauty: “Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@RevdBrettMurphy @WATCHChair @leicestercofe @churchofengland It’s not unscriptur

@RevdBrettMurphy @WATCHChair @leicestercofe @churchofengland It’s not unscriptural for a woman to preach true doctrine. https://t.co/GWXXBQrZnv

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek This way of framing our difference is disingenuous. You don’t see that how you interpret this issue is through your patriarchal rubric? You split a hair on one detail in the phrase “one wife husband” and don’t...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek This way of framing our difference is disingenuous. You don’t see that how you interpret this issue is through your patriarchal rubric? You split a hair on one

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@BibleBashed Answer is the ISV translation: ”Nature itself teaches you neither

@BibleBashed Answer is the ISV translation: ”Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute f

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@BibleBashed 1Cor 11:14–15 (NASB2020) “Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For [her] hair is given to [her] as a covering.” How does NATURE t...

@BibleBashed 1Cor 11:14–15 (NASB2020) “Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For [her] hair is

1Cor 11:14 debate
Theology verse entry

1 Peter 3:1-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Peter 3:1-9 submission,wives,husbands,Sarah,mutual-honor,egalitarian,context,obedience,intimidation
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:10-16

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:10-16 exousia,woman authority,angels,interdependence,mutual dependence,egalitarian,hair,covering,creation order,corrective,in the Lord
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:2-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:2-9 kephale,head covering,source,origin,authority,man woman,glory,image,aner gyne,egalitarian,Trinity,hierarchy,husband,wife,creation
Theology verse entry

Numbers 6:2-18

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

Numbers 6:2-18 Nazirite vow,hair,men and women,equality,head covering,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:8-10

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:8-10 prayer,men,women,anger,dissension,modesty,good works,kosmios,sophrosyne,aidos,likewise,Ephesus,false teaching,egalitarian,plural to singular transition
Theology verse entry

Exodus 35:4-29

Sections: exegesis

Exodus 35:4-29 tabernacle,women workers,gifts,willing heart,equal opportunity,women leadership
Theology verse entry

Numbers 12:1-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam,Aaron,tsaraat,prophetess,female leadership,WIM,egalitarian,Moses unique mediator,Deborah,Huldah,Micah 6:4
Theology greek term

צָרַעַת (ṣāraʿat)

skin disease / ritual leprosy (Lev 13-14)

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Jesus regularly broke cultural conventions and didn't avoid suspicion

Mike builds his case that Jesus was not concerned with cultural optics.

Luke 7:36-50 Philip Payne anointing by sinful woman Luke 7:36-50
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

NASB Concordance: kephale means 'chief' — no mention of source

Mike surveys the NASB concordance.

kephale NASB Concordance
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Preview of next video: head coverings (1 Corinthians 11)

Mike previews the next topic in the series.

1 Corinthians 11 head coverings 1 Corinthians 11 ancient Roman practices
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Full reading of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 without commentary

Mike reads the entire passage from the NASB translation to establish familiarity before analysis.

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 NASB 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Overview of the six major interpretive views on 1 Corinthians 11

Mike catalogues the broad claims people make about this passage before detailed analysis.

head coverings interpolation hairstyle view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Preview of the testicle interpretation of women's hair

Mike warns of adult content and previews a scholarly claim about ancient medical views.

testicle theory ancient medicine Troy Martin
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's first argument: shaving analogy (verses 5-6)

Mike identifies five distinct arguments Paul makes to support head coverings.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 shaving analogy argument from shame
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Hair as a natural covering extends to cloth covering: Paul's analogical reasoning

Mike explains how Paul connects natural hair covering to cloth covering.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 analogy argument cultural distance
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's fourth argument: nature gives women long hair as a covering (verses 13-15)

Mike explains the argument from nature for head coverings.

1 Corinthians 11:13-15 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 physis nature argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The hairstyle view: Philip Payne's interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11

Mike presents the second of five interpretive approaches.

Philip Payne kephale source meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne on verse 10: the woman has authority (exousia), not under authority

Mike presents Payne's egalitarian reading of the authority verse.

1 Corinthians 11:10 Philip Payne 1 Corinthians 11:10 exousia
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne's pivotal claim: verse 15 shows hair done up IS the covering (not analogy)

Mike explains Payne's hinge interpretation of verse 15.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Philip Payne 1 Corinthians 11:15 peribolaion
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne interprets the same Greek word differently for men vs. women

Mike identifies an inconsistency in Payne's interpretation of 'covering.'

Philip Payne inconsistent interpretation katakalupto
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Craig Keener's cloth covering egalitarian view

Mike presents the fifth interpretive approach.

kephale Craig Keener cloth covering view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Greek word analysis: anti in verse 15 means equivalence, not replacement

Mike examines the Greek preposition debate in verse 15.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Romans 12:17 1 Thessalonians 5:15 1 Corinthians 11:15 Alan Padgett anti
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Alan Padgett and Philip Payne: even with equivalence, hair replaces cloth covering

Mike examines the revised arguments of hair-up proponents.

Philip Payne peribolaion Alan Padgett
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Why verse 15 is an analogy: four reasons supporting the traditional cloth covering view

Mike builds his case that Paul is making an analogy, not an identification.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 analogy argument 1 Corinthians 11:15
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne's view causes the passage to lose logical flow

Mike shows structural problems with the hair-up interpretation.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Philip Payne 1 Corinthians 11:15 logical flow
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Greek word akatakalupto means 'uncovered,' not 'hair hanging freely'

Mike examines the hair-up proponents' evidence from Greek terms.

Leviticus 13:45 BDAG LSJ akatakalupto
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Numbers 5:18 (apokalupto) is a different word from what Paul uses

Mike addresses another piece of evidence from hair-up proponents.

Numbers 5:18 Philip Payne apokalupto Numbers 5:18
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Greek katakalupto: never used for hair in ancient Greek, always refers to cloth covering

Mike presents the strongest Greek evidence for cloth coverings.

Genesis 38:15 BDAG katakalupto Septuagint
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Three reasons the Greek pushes against the hair-done-up view

Mike summarizes the Greek evidence against the hairstyle interpretation.

men's head coverings katakalupto hair-up view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Praying and prophesying context implies cloth (removable) not hairstyle (permanent)

Mike adds a practical argument against the hairstyle view.

1 Corinthians 11:4-5 1 Corinthians 11:4-5 praying and prophesying context cloth vs. hairstyle
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Philip Payne interprets katakalupto differently for men vs. women -- same word, contradictory meanings

Mike delivers what he considers a decisive critique of the hair-up view.

1 Corinthians 11:6-7 Philip Payne inconsistent interpretation katakalupto
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

kata kephales in verse 4: Septuagint evidence from Esther 6:12 confirms cloth covering

Mike examines another Greek phrase supporting cloth coverings.

Esther 6:12 Septuagint Preston Massie kata kephales
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Conclusion on Greek words: cloth coverings are overwhelmingly indicated

Mike summarizes the Greek evidence.

cloth covering conclusion Greek terminology hair-up view refuted
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Textual evidence: Plutarch on Roman head covering customs

Mike moves to literary evidence about cultural practices.

Plutarch Roman funeral customs Roman head covering practices
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Other ancient sources on hairstyles (Juvenal, Ovid) don't refute head coverings

Mike addresses evidence sometimes cited against head covering customs.

Juvenal Ovid Roman hairstyles