Christian head coverings and coverings are head coverings by women in various Christian traditions. Some Christian women, based on Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed and Methodist teachings, wear headdresses in public worship (although some women belonging to this tradition may also choose to wear headdresses outside the church), while others, especially Christian Anabaptists , believing women should wear headgear all the time. The practice of Christian head protection is inspired by the traditional interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11: 2-16 in the Christian Bible. Although the headdress is practiced by most Christian women until the later part of the 20th century, it is now a minority practice among contemporary Christians in the West, though it continues to be a normal practice in other parts of the world, such as Russia. , Ukraine, India, Pakistan and South Korea. The style of Christian head coverings and hair cover varies by region.
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New Testament
The practice of the Christian head covering is commanded in the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 11: 2-16 in the Christian Bible. The practice of Christian decency, in clothing and long hair, for women is commanded in Scripture, 1 Timothy 2: 9 and 1 Corinthians 11:15. According to the Holy Tradition, the practice of covering Christian hair is commanded in Scripture because if it is wrong to not wear a headdress to "pray and prophesy", then it is wrong not to wear a haircut for courtesy.
While many Anabaptists, like the Amish and Mennonites, advocate the use of a headscarf at all times, as a woman may pray or prophesy at any time, the famous Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed and Methodist teachings are that "praying and prophesying" refers to activities that take place in worship common, as the Apostle Paul dealt with public worship problems in 1 Corinthians, chapter 11. Anabaptists disagree to say that because Christians are commanded to "pray without ceasing", this means that the headgear should be worn. without stopping because it must be used for prayer; they too, mention Christ who tells Christians to pray at home and not just in church. Orthodox Christians wear headgear, to pray and prophesy, and cover the hair, for simplicity, in public worship and at home.
The majority of biblical scholars have stated that "verses 4-7 refer to the veil literally or cover the fabric" although, since the 20th century, some have interpreted the cover referred to in 1 Corinthians as the long hair of a woman.
Initial Church
The head coverings and the Christian hair cover are unanimously practiced by the women of the Early Church. This is evidenced by many writers throughout the first century of Christianity. Early Christian writer Tertullian (150-220) explained that in his day, the Corinthian church was still practicing covering the head. It was only 150 years after the Apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. He said, "Similarly, did the Corinthians themselves understand [Paul]. In fact, today the Corinthians wore their virgin veils. What the apostles taught, their disciples agreed. " Clement of Alexandria (150-215), an early theologian, writes," Women and men must go to church politely dressed... because this is the desire of the Word, because it becomes for him to pray in disguise. "/i> Another theologian, Hippolytus of Rome (170-236) while giving instructions for church meetings says "... let all women have their heads covered with opaque cloth... "" Early history of the church testifies that in Rome, Antioch, and African customs [wearing headdresses] became the norm [for the Church]. "
Later, in the 4th century, church leader John Chrysostom (347-407) declared, "... whether the matter of covering one's head is enacted by nature (see 1 Cor 11: 14-15).When I say" nature , "I mean" God. "Because he is the one who created nature, notice, therefore, great danger comes from reversing these boundaries! And do not say that this is a small sin."/i> Jerome (347-420 ) notes that hair hats and hoods are worn by Christian women in Egypt and Syria: "do not go with heads that do not fit the apostle's command, because they wear matching caps and veils." Augustine of Hippo ( 354-430) writes about the haircut, "Not being, even to married women, to reveal their hair, for the command of the apostle of women to keep their heads closed." Early Christian art also asserted that women wearing head coverage during this time period.
The Middle Ages and Early Modern Era
Until at least the 18th century, the adoption of hair coverings, both in society and in attending churches, was considered a habit for Christian women in the Mediterranean, Europe, Middle East, and African cultures. Women who do not wear hairdressers are interpreted as "prostitutes or adults". In Europe, the law provides that married women who find their heads in public are proof of their disloyalty.
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Eastern Christianity
Some Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodoxy require women to cover their heads while in church; an example of this practice occurred in the Russian Orthodox Church. In Albania, Christian women often wear white veils, even though their eyes are visible; In addition, in that country, in an Orthodox Christian church building, women were separated from men by latticework partitions during church services.
In other cases, the choice may be individual, or vary in a country or jurisdiction. Among Eastern Orthodox women in Greece, the practice of wearing headdresses in the church gradually declined during the 20th century. In the United States, customs can vary depending on the denomination and congregation, and the origin of the congregation. Catholics in South Korea still wear headgear.
Eastern Orthodox priests of all levels have headdresses, sometimes with a veil in monastic or celibate cases, decorated and deleted at certain points in the service. In US churches they are less commonly used.
The Eastern Orthodox sisters wear a head cover called apostolnik, which is worn at all times, and is the only part of the monastic habit that distinguishes them from the Eastern Orthodox monks.
Western Christianity
In Western Europe and North America at the beginning of the 20th century, women in most mainstream Christian schools wore headdresses during church services. These include many Anglican Churches, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics.
The head coverings for women were unanimously held by the Roman Catholic Church until the 1983 Kanon Law Act came into force. Historically, women were asked to cover their heads while receiving the Eucharist following the Council of Autun and Angers. Similarly, in 585, the Auxerre Synod (France) declared that women should wear headdresses during Holy Mass. The Roman Synod of 743 states that "A woman who prayed in the church without her head was covered with the shame of her head, according to the Apostle, , a position later supported by Pope Nicholas I in 866, for church services." In the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) said that "the man who is under God must not cover himself to show that he immediately submits to God, but she must wear a cover to show that besides God he is naturally subject to others. " In the 1917 Canon Act, it is a requirement that women cover their heads in the church. It is said, "women, however, should have a closed head and dress modestly, especially when they approach the table of the Lord." The veil was not specifically addressed in the 1983 revision of the Code, which states that Code 1917 was canceled. According to the new Code, previous laws only have interpretive weights in the norms repeated in Code 1983; all other norms just canceled. No provision is made for non-repetitive norms in Code 1983.
Among the Protestant Reformers, Martin Luther, the founder of the Lutheran Church, encouraged wives to wear a veil in public worship. John Calvin, founder of the Reformed Church and John Knox, founder of Presbyterian Church, both called for women to wear headdresses in public worship. John Wesley, the Methodist founder, stated that women, "especially in religious services", must "keep wearing their veil".
In countries in regions such as Eastern Europe and the Indian subcontinent, almost all Christian women wear headgear during church services. In England, it is common for women to wear Christian headscarves while attending formal religious services, such as church weddings. While worshiping, in some parts of the Western World, many women start wearing hats as headgear, and then, hats become dominant. In the end, however, in North America and parts of Western Europe, this practice began to decline, with some exceptions including Christians wearing plain clothes, such as the Quaker Conservative and many Anabaptists (including Mennonites, Hutterites, Old German Baptist Brethren, Apostolic Christians and Amish). Traditionalist Catholicists, as well as Christian Holiness practicing the doctrine of outer holiness, also practice disguise, alongside Laestadian Lutheran Church, Brethren Plymouth, and more conservative Presbyterian and Reformed Dutch and conservative Scottish churches. Some women who believe in the Church of Christ also include. The Pentecostal Church, such as the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Pentecostal Mission, Christian Congregation, and Church of Believers observes the veil of women as well. Women members of Jehovah's Witnesses can only lead prayers and teach when no baptized man is available, and must do so by wearing a headgear.
Roman Catholic nuns, Lutherans and Anglican traditions often wear a veil as part of their religious habits.
Oriental Christianity
Coptic women have historically covered their heads and faces in public and in front of men. During the nineteenth century, upper-class urban Christian and Muslim women in Egypt wore clothing that included a headscarf and a burqa (the muslin covering the lower nose and mouth). The name of this garment, harabah , comes from early Christian and Jewish religious vocabulary, which can indicate the origin of the garment itself. Unmarried women generally wear white veils while married women wear black clothes. Practice began to decline in the early 20th century.
Biblical Basis
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Sections such as Genesis 24:65, Numbers 5:18 and Isaiah 47: 2 show that some women choose to wear headdresses over an Old Testament period of time. However, no passage of the Old Testament contains a command from God for women to wear headdresses. Christian Bible/New Testament
1 Corinthians 11: 2-16 contains the only passage in the New Testament that refers to the use of head coverage for women (and the expression of male heads).
Paul introduces this passage by praising the Corinthian Christians for remembering "teaching" (also translated as "tradition" or "ordinance") which has been passed on to them (verse 2).
Paul then explains the use of Christian headlines by using subjects of head, glory, angels, natural hair length, and the practice of the churches. What he specifically said about each of these subjects has caused a difference in interpretation (and practice) among biblical commentators and Christian congregations.
Interpretation problems
There are several key passages from 1 Corinthians 11: 2-16 that Bible commentators and Christian congregations have different opinions about, which have resulted in a diversity of practices regarding the use of head coverage.
- Gender Based Leadership : Paul links the use of (or not using) head coatings with biblical differences between each sex. In 1 Corinthians 11: 3, Paul wrote, "Christ is the head of every man, and man is the head of a woman." She immediately proceeded with gender-based teaching on the use of head folding: "Everyone who has something in her head during prayer or prophesy has embarrassed her head, but every woman whose head has not been recognized when praying or prophesying has embarrassed her head. "
- Glory & amp; Worship: Paul goes on to explain that the use of (or not using) the head coating relates to God's glory during times of prayer and prophecy. In 1 Corinthians 11: 7, he states that man is "the glory of God" and for this reason "one should not cover his head." In the same verse, Paul also states that the woman is "the glory of man." He explains the statement in the next two verses by referring to the creation of women in the NASB, and then concludes, "Therefore women should have a symbol of authority over their heads" (v. 10). In other words, the "glory of God" (human) must be found during worship, while the "glory of man" (woman) must be covered.
- Angels : In 1 Corinthians 11:10, Paul says "Therefore a woman must have a symbol of authority in her head, because of the angels." Many interpreters acknowledge that Paul does not provide much explanation for the role of angels in this context. Some of the popular interpretations of this passage are (1) The appeal not to offend the angels with disobedience to Paul's instructions, (2) command to accurately show the angel of the image of creating order ( Ephesians 3:10, 1 Peter 1:12), (3) a warning for us to obey as an instrument of accountability, because the angels are watching (1 Timothy 5:21), (4) becomes like an angel covering himself before the Lord (Isaiah 6: 2), and (5) unlike fallen angels who do not live in the role that God created for them (Jude 1: 6).
- Nature & amp; Hair Length : In 1 Corinthians 11: 13-15, Paul asks a rhetorical question about courtesy of head covering, and then answers it himself with a lesson from nature: Judge for yourself: is it right for a woman to pray to God with his head open? Even nature itself does not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory for her? hair is given to him to cover. " In In this passage, some people see Paul as an indication that because a woman naturally "covers" her head with long hair, she also has to cover it with a cloth that covers while praying or prophesying. Another interpreter sees the statement "her hair is given to her to cover" as an indication that all of the head coating examples in the chapter refer only to the "cover" of long hair.
- The Church Exercises : In 1 Corinthians 11:16, Paul responds to any reader who may disagree with his teachings about the use of head folding: "But if one tends to be controversial, we have no practice others, also do not have the churches of God. " This may indicate that the laying of the head is considered a standard universal Christian symbolic practice (not a local cultural custom). In other words, while Christian churches are geographically dispersed and contain cultural diversity, they all practice covering the heads for female members.
Conclusions of interpretation and resulting practice
Due to various interpretive problems (as mentioned above), Bible commentators and Christian congregations have a diversity of conclusions and practices regarding head coverage. One of the major areas of debate is whether Paul's call for men to uncover their heads and women to cover their heads is meant to be followed by Christians outside the First Century Corinthian church. While some Christian congregations continue to use head coverage for female members, others do not.
- Some churches see Christian coverage as a practice that Paul means for all Christians, in all locations, over all periods of time and so they continue to practice in their congregations. They base their interpretation on the God-ordained leadership order, the triumph of different "triumphs", the timeless role of the angel, the universality of "nature," and the similarity between the disguising practices among the early Church.
- Another interpretation is that Paul's commands on head coverage are a cultural mandate that is only for the first century Corinthian church. Often, the interpreter will state that Paul is only trying to create the distinction between an undiscovered Corinthian prostitute and a devout Christian Corinthian woman. Under that interpretation, a church will not practice Christian concealment.
- Some Christians believe that Paul claims that long hair is a cover, when it comes to decency (see 1 Corinthians 11: 14-15). The feminist theologian Katharine Bushnell gave another similar interpretation that Paul did not intend for women to cover their hair with a covering, for simplicity.
See also
- Plain dress
- Complementarianism
- First Corinthians
- Ordinance
- Hijab
- Veil
- Kerchief
- Coif
- Tichel, Orthodox Jewish head coating
References
Further reading
External links
- Head Covering Through the Centuries - Scroll Publishing
- Head Wounding Movement | 1 Corinthians 11 For Today
- Creation, Culture, and Corinth (1984) - John Piper
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