[B-Greek] Veil: KALUMMA

J. Ted Blakley jtb1 at st-andrews.ac.uk
Mon Jun 28 05:19:48 EDT 2004


David,
    Ben Witherington has an important discussion of veils in his
socio-rhetorical commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians. It's been a while since
I have read it but one of the things I found quite valuable is a distinction
he makes between veils in Greek society and veils in Roman society. In
addition, he argues along with others that Corinth was not a Greek but a
Roman city, i.e., Corinthian society at the time of Paul was organized
according to Roman sensibilities and not Greek sensibilities, which has a
significant impact on how one then interprets what Paul is arguing for in 1
Cor 11.
    In addition, Witherington also has some pictures of head coverings.

Sincerely,
Ted

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From: "David Bielby" <dbielby at bloomingtonvineyard.org>
To: "Big Greeks" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:55 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Veil: KALUMMA


> I'm looking for an article that deals with KALUMMA in the Hellenists and
the
> Jews (ancient).  Also, artwork that may portray the use of KALUMMA.  Does
> anyone know if it was standard for hellenistic women to wear a KALUMMA?
Can
> you cite a reference to help me focus my search on this term?  Also,
anyone
> who has explored how this may affect passages like: NKJ 2 Corinthians 3:16
> Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil (KALUMMA) is taken away.
>
> Thank you!
>
> David Bielby
> www.bloomingtonvineyard.org
> dbielby at bloomingtonvineyard.org
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