In other parts of Paul’s letter to Timothy, he addresses the issue of sensuality among younger widows. Why? Because this was the world they were living in and the culture of Ephesus.* We also read that these young widows, because they have nothing to do, become “busybodies” who talk “nonsense” (Paul’s word). Paul was concerned for these women and wrote what he counsels them to do. In his letter to the Corinthians he mentions dress codes. All of this gives us the context to better understand what was happening in Corinth and Ephesus as we try to understand the verses that tell women to submit
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