"Because of the Angels": Head Coverings and Women in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and 14:34,35

By Mark M. Mattison

Did Paul really write that "women ... aren't allowed to speak" in church? Did he really think that women should cover their heads in church because "the head of the woman is man," and "because of the angels" -- whatever that's supposed to mean?Or is it possible that these verses were only later added to Paul's letter to the Corinthians to make it look like he thought that?What if these weren't Paul's own beliefs, but those of some rivals among the Corinthians who thought that men are superior to women? Could Paul actually have been arguing against those beliefs?That puzzling little phrase "because of the angels" may provide an important key to unlocking these questions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478369604
• ISBN13: 9781478369608
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"