with the plural, women as a class, Paul now uses the individualizing singular. Her position is to be “that of a silent learner, in manner and in act yielding subjection in all lawful respects to the authority that God has given to man as leader of worship in the assembly of the church” (Harvey). The imperative “learn” (present tense) means that instead of presuming to lead she is to have the attitude of attending to the teaching of others to learn from it what is needful for spiritual growth and