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Naked Bible 409: Q&A 48

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The Head Cover Head Cover in First Corinthians 11

Our next question is from chris. I can see how it would prevent lewdness at the time, but i couldn't make the connection as to how it shows being under authority. This'll be a short answer, because i'll narrow it to the authority part. In in greco roman medical texts as the episode on the head covering, younow, it shows, ou know, wit with ample documentation, the head covering idea had something to do with becoming pregnant in sexual activity. As strange as that sounds to us, you'll find it in the writings of people like hippocrates, or the hypocratic oath that doctors take to day. And it has some connection to pregnancy

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