Honest exegesis requires that ver. I shall be viewed as descriptive of the first of the series of Divine acts detailed in the chapter, and that ver. 2, while admitting of an interval, shall be held as coming in immediate succession - an interpretation, it may be said, which is fatal ...
It should also be noted that Paul was concerned that Christians should avoid even the appearance of evil (1 Thes 5:22) and consequently he often advised women to avoid infringing any cultural practices placed on women in the communities in which they lived. While men were directed to keep t...