with the first option in recognising what the text actually says and in avoiding attempts, in effect, to water it down, however well intentioned. Thus, this stance too allows itself to feel the full force of the prohibitions of act and attitude, which gives it great integrity. It argues at the same time that we do Paul (and other biblical writers) an injustice when we expect them to have said all there was to say about an issue and to have known all there was to know. The reason why Paul argued as