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Document Details : Title: Slavery and the Gendered Construction of Worship Veils in 1 Corinthians Author(s): PETERS, Janelle Journal: Biblica Volume: 101 Issue: 3 Date: 2020 Pages: 431-443 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.101.3.3288730 Abstract : This article analyzes the intersection of Paul’s veiling instructions in 1 Cor 11,2-16. It argues that the veiling instructions promoted cohesion across social classes by creating an emphasis on sex or gender, which would have benefited enslaved men and women. |
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