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NASB | 1 Corinthians 11:15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 11:15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her ornament and glory? For her long hair is given to her as a covering. |
Subject: 3 Questions, please help. |
Bible Note: Hi, Steve. The only thing that covers most of my scalp is skin, so my choices have dramatically narrowed since early middle age! I wear an old slouchy hat when I venture out in the sun to keep from baking my head, but this has negligible religious significance :-) ..... Hair played a role in the Nazarite vow, of course. Samson and Samuel are two OT Nazarites who come readily to mind. And in the NT John the Baptist and even Paul who took the vow for a specific period of time. The old painters have so conditioned us to think of a long-haired Jesus that it's hard to imagine Him sporting a crew cut, but I don't think it's worth much to ponder on the length of His hair. I'd sooner ponder on the breadth of His teachings. But I don't think that the issue of hair styles in Paul's Corinthian letter is comparable to the Nazarite vow by any means. It's far more likely that Paul was speaking more to the mores of Corinthian culture than he was laying down general principles about hair styles to be observed in every culture and for all time. I generally agree in a very broad sense with your observations, Steve, and believe that you would concur that this is hardly a doctrinal issue of any great import.... Personally, for what it's worth, I've never cared much for long, stringy hair on a man or for hair on a woman so short that it made her look like she'd been scalped. But these hair issues are, I believe, rather minor ones as I've already said. And ephemeral too. I'm living proof of that. With me it's been a matter of hair today, gone tomorrow. I'm not especially popular with the hair stylists or contribute much to their wealth :-) --Hank |