The prohibition of cross-dressing in Deuteronomy 22:5 as a basis for the controversy among churches in Nigeria on female wearing of trousers
The research¹ which this writer conducted recently reveals that one major controversy among churches in Nigeria is on wearing of trousers by women, particularly female Christians. While the majority of the mainline churches still teach that women are not allowed to wear trousers, some of the neo-pentecostals claim that the text is being misapplied; hence many of their female members wear trousers even to church on Sundays. The present study therefore critically examines the Deuteronomic text vis-á-vis this controversy with a view to ascertaining what relevance it has for wearing of trousers by women in contemporary Africa, particularly Nigeria.
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Main Author: | Ademiluka,Solomon Olusola |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA)
2013
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1010-99192013000100001 |
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