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308 - Fr. Stephen De Young - Biblical Symbolism: Uncovering Your Father’s Nakedness

The Symbolic World

CHAPTER

The Symbolism of Authority and Sexual Availability

The speakers explore St. Paul's use of a phrase referring to a symbol of authority, revealing its connection to the Greek word for scrotum and its influence from Greco-Roman medical texts. They discuss how long hair was associated with sexual availability, linking it to the context of Christian worship in Corinth. The chapter highlights the need to reject practices associated with sexual promiscuity and emphasizes the significance of being properly covered in a ritual context.

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