About this episode

The episode explores the strange teachings of Paul in I Corinthians 11 regarding head coverings and their cultural implications.

I Corinthians 11 is one of those really weird passages of Scripture that I would say 90% of Christians just kind of try to ignore. It’s probably the most out-of-place chapter in the entire New Testament. It feels very counter-cultural, extremely outdated, and not super relevant to anything in modern church practice. It’s a section that even the most conservative, Biblically faithful modern churches like to pretend isn’t there. I’m talking about the chapter where Paul talks about head coverings. He tells us in I Corinthians 11:5 every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head What are you talking about, Paul? Where is this coming from? Is this just a cultural thing, or is it a literal command for all believers anywhere, anytime? And what’s even more strange is Paul’s reason for this statement, which he gives in Verse 10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. Oh, ok then. Because of the angels. Great. Totally makes sense now. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, PAUL? Turns out, he’s talking about the Watchers. Those dudes we’ve been reading about this year in our book of Enoch study. Why is Paul referring to…

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