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Does the Bible Require Head Coverings? (w/ Doug Van Dorn)

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Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8946 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Should women wear head coverings in church, or is something else going on in 1 Corinthians 11? This passage has puzzled believers for years and is gaining new attention in both conservative and Reformed churches. In this episode, Jon is joined by Doug Van Dorn to explore how this text should be read and understood. You will see why context, culture, and authorial intent matter when interpreting difficult passages of Scripture. Rather than focusing on surface-level conclusions, this conversation equips you to read the Bible more carefully. DOUG’S WEBSITE JON’S NEW BOOK: The Bible According to Jesus - How Jesus Teaches Us to Read the Scriptures JOIN THE THEOCAST COMMUNITY! FREE EBOOK PARTNER WITH THEOCAST OUR WEBSITE YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM X (TWITTER) FACEBOOK

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0:00.0

Should women wear head coverings in church? First Corinthians 11, that is a tough passage.

0:06.5

And a lot of people have struggled with it for years. And there's been a rise of head coverings

0:11.1

in churches, not only conservative, but also reform churches. And should we be taking this passage

0:16.5

literal? How should we understand it? Well, today I bring Doug Van Dorn onto the podcast because he has a new book out

0:22.8

actually walking through this passage. And I think it's important that we listen to what he has to say.

0:29.0

Because one, we're going to learn about how to interpret hard passages and two, learn how to use context and

0:35.6

culture to understand this particular passage. So stay tuned.

0:41.0

Most Christians that I meet, they're not reading their Bibles because they're not interested

0:44.6

in it or in Jesus. It's frustrating. It's confusing. We often get lost. I myself have felt that

0:50.9

for many years. The Bible according to Jesus was written to help people

0:54.5

understand the point of the Bible, which we're not hiding. It's about Jesus. How to understand

0:59.7

the Old Testament law and the covenants and the promises and the prophecies. Hopefully this

1:04.1

is helpful for you and will encourage you to read your Bible more. You can grab a copy of this new book

1:08.5

at Theocast.org. Welcome to another episode of Theocast.

1:29.7

I'm your host, John Moffitt.

1:30.8

I am the pastor of Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

1:35.2

And I'm going to pause for a moment because people skip the intro and had a guy

1:39.3

visit my church who said he had been in the area for two years and had no idea my church

1:43.4

was there.

1:45.1

I'm in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

1:46.6

There we go.

1:47.2

If you didn't hear that, hopefully you hear that.

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