A Handbook on Paul’s First Letter to Timothy (Biblia.com)

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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God’s Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders...

what the conditions were that made it necessary for the women to be dealt with in such a manner. Of course, many biblical passages refer to the subordination of women to men. Furthermore, the present passage sounds similar to that found in 1 Peter 3:3–5, which leads to the conclusion that this is perhaps part of some material that defines the behavior of Christian women. But more than these, there is evidence in the literature of that time that connected the behavior of women with the way they dressed.

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