Naked Bible 86: The Head Covering of 1 Corinthians 11:13-15

This episode begins a series of topical episodes following the end of our series on Leviticus. The topic for this episode is the controversial head covering reference in 1 Cor. 11:13-15. The discussion summarizes the material discussed in a scholarly journal article published in 2004 by Dr. Troy Martin entitled, “Paul's Argument from Nature for the Veil in 1 Cor. 11:13-15: A Testicle instead of a Head Covering" (Journal of Biblical Literature 123:1 : 75-84). Martin summarizes his approach as follows: “This article interprets Paul's argument from nature in 1 Cor. 11:13-15 against the background of ancient physiology. The ...