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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

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

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

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

Something being custom doesn't make it only custom; it may also be grounded in nature

Mike prevents a logical fallacy in interpreting the nature argument.

logical fallacy custom vs. nature hair length
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Exceptions to hair length rules: Nazirite vows, philosophers, and the principle behind exceptions

Mike discusses how exceptions to the general rule were understood.

Numbers 6 Craig Keener Samson Epictetus
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Hair length is probably a transcultural moral obligation; application to today

Mike draws practical conclusions from the nature argument.

Craig Keener hair length gender distinctions
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The argument AGAINST transcultural head coverings: Paul never argues for the MEANING of head coverings

Mike presents his personal case for cultural application.

hermeneutical principle cultural vs. transcultural symbolic meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Hair length IS probably transcultural since Paul argues for it directly from nature

Mike distinguishes hair length from head coverings in terms of ongoing application.

physis hair length gender distinctions
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The cultural view is not arbitrary: five facts support it

Mike defends his position against charges of mere cultural accommodation.

1 Corinthians 9:22 hermeneutical principle symbolic meaning cultural application argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-02-04

Which OT Teachings are for Us Today?: How are some biblical teachings like hair length considered cultural and specific only to ancient times, when other things apply even today, like homosexuality?

Q&A question: Which OT Teachings are for Us Today?

homosexuality
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-02

Biblical Hair Length of Movie Characters?: In Lord of the Rings, would you consider the hair length too long for some characters, such as Aragorn or Legolas? How do I apply 1 Corinthians 11 when designing characters for my own projects?

Q&A question: Biblical Hair Length of Movie Characters?

1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 11
Mike Winger idea 2023-03-03

Hair Length that Honors God: At my age and health, it’s hard to manage my long hair. May I cut it chin length as long as I keep it looking feminine and still relatively longer than a man’s? Is simply maintaining that gender distinction the important part?

Q&A question: Hair Length that Honors God