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Calvin Foster's avatar

Also, interestingly, all the churches have the same practice.. including the church at Jerusalem which was 'zealous for the law' (Acts 21). It seems that that particular zeal characterized that church over the span of time. Ultimately, the kind of zeal in Jerusalem was immature from a Christian perspective, although the Apostles were willing to 'work with it' knowing that the time of reformation would come. But my point is that the uniformity of practice spanned all churches including Jerusalem.. there could be a good indication there, of continuity from Jewish times and even before (Abraham's extended family). It would seem strong that the leading aspect in 1 Cor 11 is universal (Christ is the head of every man, etc)

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J. Adam Kane's avatar

I am actually more intrigued by the appeal to nature in v. 14 than the OT parallels, as valuable as that comparison will be. The didactic power of nature is such that Paul can say, more or less, "you ought to know this just by looking at male and female." It raises for me the question of whether we even need Scripture as a justification to have our wives covered in worship - Paul seems to self consciously appeal to nature as an even more plain witness than his own words he writes on the matter. What do you think? Open to being persuaded otherwise.

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