Does 1 Cor 11_5 talk about women praying and prophesying in church_

I just came across an article entitled “What Paul Really Says about Women in Ministry” It is at the Assemblies of God website. You can see their article here. The author, George Wood, argues for the egalitarian position, which is the view that men and women, while having differences, are to have equal teaching and

If Paul allowed women to pray and prophesy, then in what sense did he mean that women should keep silent in the meeting of the church_

Some authors point out that Paul’s prohibition against women speaking in church (1 Cor 14:34) must not mean exactly that, because earlier in 1 Corinthians (11:5) Paul had said that when women pray or prophesy, they should have their heads covered. Obviously, women can’t be silent if they are praying or prophesying. Ben Witherington wrote

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