The issue of head covering in 1 Cor 11:2-16 has generated heated arguments and debates in some churches in Igboland, Eastern Nigeria. Some argue that the actual practice of covering the head (Grk. kephal )should be religiously observed. Others posit that the freedom in Christ has absolved contemporary Christians from such injunctions, especially from Paul, who they consider as anti-women. Still others suggest that the covering for the head is the long hair of the woman. This study, therefore, is a scholarly contribution to the ongoing discussion on the issue. Employing the exegetical and...