"Could Paul have been oblivious to the fact that men might take this as license for abuse?"
Really appreciate and agree with this idea. God inspired Paul to write for wives to submit to their husbands in a far more authoritarian and chauvinistic time than our world today; surely not only Paul, but God Himself knew these words could be twisted and used to abuse women! Yet, He still inspired them and had them included in our scriptures.
"Could Paul have been oblivious to the fact that men might take this as license for abuse?"
Really appreciate and agree with this idea. God inspired Paul to write for wives to submit to their husbands in a far more authoritarian and chauvinistic time than our world today; surely not only Paul, but God Himself knew these words could be twisted and used to abuse women! Yet, He still inspired them and had them included in our scriptures.