First Timothy 2:9-15 - Women, Apparel and Learning

Challenging text this morning. It is an easy translation from Greek to English, but it is laced with complex interpretations grasping for hermeneutic basis in ancient literary sources, historical context, priorities established in the Old Testament, or even, intriguing cultural conflicts with ancient Artemis worship in Ephesus. At the end of the study all these result in disruptive applications today for the Western world. But, maybe with all the culture decline of the 1900's these verses all make sense in 2024 when we contrast and compare what is meant to be with what is. Really, there is no way to win the crowd with these verses. I taught them verse by verse in 1994, 2004, 2014 and, now again, in 2024 (all online today). In today's contemporary culture it may be the easiest and clearest time to exegete these verses while also facing the least legitimate resistance in my lifetime.