Reading 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 from the bottom up shows that the passage has, in general, the same structure as the discussion of food sacrificed to idols in 1 Corinthians 8. In both passages, Paul describes the theology and custom of the Corinthians before he goes on to reject it. Paul taught that Christ was the head of the church, not head of the male. Paul was seeking to give greater liberty to men and women in Christ. He was only interested in hairstyles because the Corinthian custom he was rejecting was based upon aberrant theology. He rejected the notion that the male alone is in the image and glory of God, insisting that woman was the glory of man and as such ought to have freedom over her head.

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CHRISTIANS FOR BIBLICAL EQUALITY
Priscilla Papers
Volume 17:3, Summer 2003
7 pages