the head was covered not only when offering a sacrifice but also during the prophetic reading of the entrails. That such liturgical covering of the head applied equally to women is mentioned by Varro (De Lingua Latina 5.29.130) and confirmed by Juvenal (Sat. 6.390–92). Such covering of the head was “not a general form of dress adopted by people attending a sacrifice” but was done only by those “taking an active part.”12 This is crucial because Paul in 1 Cor. 11:2ff. is only addressing those actively
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