1. Is a man the head of every woman in the congregation, or just of his wife?
2. Does this passage mean that Christ is only indirectly the head of females?
3. If a man’s head is covered would it dishonor Jesus, or his own physical head?
4. In what way does it dishonor Jesus (or the physical head)?
5. If a woman’s head is uncovered would it dishonor her husband, the men in the congregation, or her own physical head? How?
6. What were the women doing praying and prophesying if they were supposed to be silent?
7. If a women’s head is uncovered, why is it just like being shaved?
8. If her head is uncovered, how does cutting off her hair fix the problem?
9. What is the logical connection between a man being in the image of God, and him leaving his head uncovered?
10. Isn’t a woman in the image of God too? (Gen 1:27 is explicit about this)
11. In what way is woman the glory of man? Aren’t both men and women the glory of God (Is 43:6-7)?
12. Most men have come from (Gk: ek=out of) woman. Is just Adam meant here?
13. I presume the created woman is Eve. If so, how do we know when all women are meant?
14. In what way does Eve being created for Adam mean a woman should have [a sign of] authority on her head?
15. Why does she need a sign? What does the sign itself accomplish?
16. What does the reference to angels mean?
17. Does ‘In the Lord, however’ indicate that some of the previous was not ‘in the Lord’?
18. In what way is “man born of woman” a characteristic of being ‘in the Lord’?
19. What basis should we use to judge for ourselves? Other Scripture? Culture?
20. By ‘nature’, is Paul appealing to male pattern baldness? What’s the link between long hair and dishonor?
21. Nazirite men would have had long hair. Was this a dishonor?
22. The Greek has ‘we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God’. Was Paul handling a local Corinthian custom? If not, what did he mean?
