Women's Role

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

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1Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.This is the context. Paul practiced what he preached, and what he is preaching was what he learned by imitating Jesus Christ.

What you wrote seems reasonable to me, except the part about warriors with short hair which is not correct, sort of half true. Although its correct that some armies cut their hair short, there is also a lot that didn't.

Native Americans, Spartans, Vikings, celts, Alexander the Great and ancient Greeks, the Three Muskeeters (lol), Blackbeard the pirate (lol), Chinese boxers, and many others wore their hair long, in battle. Long hair was a symbol, like power and wealth. It seems that the enemy not being able to pull their hair during a fight was not much of a consideration, especially in the age of weapons. Most soldiers would be holding a weapon and shield. I can't imagine much hair pulling happening unless they had lost their weapon and as a last resort.

The Romans cut their hair short however, they were smarter I guess. But long hair could also provide additional cushioning under a helmet, and could provide a psychological advantage - men with big or long hair are scarier. So I think this is why many men kept their hair long, as well as attracting the ladies after the battle.