Crazily enough, these verses mean exactly the opposite of what you and I have been lead to think.
Let Her Learn!
I learned in my own Greek class that whenever a group was mixed, male and female, only the male gender was used to describe the group. If you were looking at a group of, let’s say, six girls and one boy, you would use male gendered language to describe that group, if you were speaking Koine Greek. Now, just think about that for a minute, as you review famous Bible phrases and passages
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Three Keys to 1 Timothy
What if we've been trying to unlock 1 Timothy from a modern, western, Age of Enlightenment perspective when the letter itself is based upon the logic, letter-writing customs, and Greek idiosyncrasies of the ancient near east?
