understand, and it is based on what he calls “the very nature of things” (1 Corinthians 11:14). Men in Roman Corinth did not normally have long hair, and if they did, it would be seen as shameful; in the only Corinthian statues we have showing men with long hair, the men are captives and are clearly being represented as weak, effeminate softies. Women, by contrast, did wear their hair long, and it was regarded as beautiful and glorious (v 15), as in many cultures it still is. Well, if the Corinthians