Verse 9
Furthermore woman is the glory of man because God created Eve to complete Adam. God did not create the man as a companion for the woman but the woman for man’s sake (Genesis 2:18; Genesis 2:20). [Note: See Benjamin L. Merkle, "Paul’s Arguments from Creation in 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 and 1 Timothy 2:13-14: An Apparent Inconsistency Answered," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 49:3 (September 2006):527-48.]
"Man, then, was God’s authoritative representative who found in woman a divinely made ally in fulfilling this role (Genesis 2:18-24). In this sense she as a wife is the glory of man, her husband." [Note: Lowery, "1 Corinthians," p. 529.]
When Adam saw Eve for the first time, he "gloried" in her (Genesis 2:23). Neither of these verses (1 Corinthians 11:8-9) refers to the subordination of woman under man, though many interpreters have read this into the text. Rather they refer to her origin as being from man.
Be the first to react on this!
