11:14
Having said that, the argument that it is not natural for a man to have long hair seems not quite so obvious. There have been times when men seemed to have quite long hair. Indeed some paintings of Jesus show him with fairly long hair! Of course, the paintings are a product of the artist’s imagination, rather than being based on actually seeing Jesus! Even so men do normally have shorter hair than women (and often, as we get older, very little hair at all). Moreover, we do not get a clear definition of what “long” means in this context.
11:15,16
Conversely women having long hair is common, and usually adds to her beauty, it is to her glory. Paul then states that it is given to her “as a covering”. Paul’s argument from nature seems to be that women are meant to have covering on their head, men are not. Paul seems to be expecting an argument from some. His answer to that is that what he is saying is what he applies to all churches, and the other churches are quite happy with it.
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