(vii) We have reserved until the end of this introduction a recasting of the force of the passage advocated well by Murphy-O’Connor. Whether or not we endorse his specific argument about κεφαλή as source, he convincingly argues that “men figure equally prominently in this section.… The problem … involved both sexes.”19 Paul’s concern is not with subordination but with gender distinction. He expresses no less disquiet (probably indeed more) about men whose style is effeminate with possible hints
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