Finding Phoebe: What New Testament Women Were Really Like by Susan E. Hylen

Author:Susan E. Hylen
Format: epub

Because lavish dress could divert household resources, simple dress indicated self-control. It expressed wise judgment about the use of communal resources. At the heart of the ideal is the notion of self-discipline for the public good. Both men and women could display this virtue through their attire.

The philosopher Plutarch said this of the importance of modest dress for women: “What adorns a woman is what makes her better ordered—not gold nor emerald nor scarlet, but whatever gives an impression of dignity, discipline, and modesty.”³ For Plutarch and others of his time, being simply dressed meant one was adorned with virtue rather than riches.

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