Pilgrim,
As I wrote, I am working through these issues brought up. I have been for nearly 30 years a person who has believed that women are not to be leaders, preachers, teachers over a man. Yet, a little research from the other side does (at least to me)bring up a need to know what validity they possess in regards to their claims. In every area I list, what appears to be scholarly imput is put forth; and often is the case, glib answers to them do not suffice. I read through your links and much I agree with and much just brings more questions.

In regards to number 4 on my list, I would challenge you to simply do a search of "1 Cor.14:34 Interpolation" and I believe you will readily see my point, that quick answerS don't always suffice. Here is but one example:
The Oxford Bible Commentary

edited by John Barton and John Muddiman (NY: Oxford University Press, 2001, page 1130, article by John Barclay)

Either Paul is truly inconsistent here, reacting against a threat of 'unruly' women by forbidding their verbal participation, despite what he had earlier allowed [e.g., 1Co 11:2-16, where women were understood as publicly praying and proclaiming]. Or this passage is an interpolation into the letter by a later editor, one who took the opportunity of the surrounding context to introduce the restrictive ethos of the Pastoral Letters (e.g. 1 Tim 2:8-15, part of a letter generally regarded as written by a later Paulinist, not by Paul himself). This latter option is favoured by many commentators, and it is given slight textual support by the fact that some manuscripts place verses 34-35 at the end of the chapter, rather in their present location; that might indicate that they were once a marginal gloss which was inserted by scribes a varying points in the the original text...




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