<<I agree, in the sense in which you cast the problem. However, suppose the
translation is more "dishonor" than shame. Could the sense be that a woman
who evangelizes others when her own husband (or father) is unsaved is
effectually treating her own family as if they are worthless and is wrong to
do so?
Praying and prophesying are inherently good and Paul cannot be saying that a
woman is wrong to pray or to prophesy. One distinction would be distinguish
the rightness or wrongness of the praying or prophesying on the "whom" for
which one gives priority in prayer and the "whom" to which one prophesys
given certain circumstances. In other words, could Paul be telling us that
the woman is to give priority to the care to the salvation of her family
compared to the man who is to give priority to the salvation of the world.
>>
Perhaps, but this would be saying far more than the text is saying. Paul does
not qualify his statements in this way and the discussion of hair would seem
to muddle this argument. I think that Paul would address the argument you
propose in a more ditrect fashion.
Charles Powell
DTS