Neither Gold nor Braided Hair (1 Timothy 2.9; 1 Peter 3.3): Adornment, Gender and Honour in Antiquity

This article examines the relationships between adornment, gender and honour in the Graeco-Roman world in order to provide a broad context for understanding the attempts to curtail women's adornment in 1 Tim 2.9 and 1 Pet 3.3. It argues that while many male writers criticize women who adorn the...

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Main Author: Batten, Alicia J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2009
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 484-501
Further subjects:B 1 Timothy
B Shame
B adornment
B Honour
B Gender
B 1 Peter
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1 Tim, 1 Tim 2:9, 1 Pet, 1 Pet 3:3
Classical antiquity 800 BC-500
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