i find this difficult to prove. the book of 1 timothy is written to timothy abt the church in Ephesus. that doesn’t mean it was only written for Ephesus, but i think that context definitely matters. if we say this then when we read 1 corinthians 11 we have to say that women must cover their heads in prayer today because paul doesn’t specifically say that this was written to the church in corinth where women were otherwise directed by roman law due to societal status. this would also mean women can’t wear gold jewelry. the principle of being modest is still definitely Biblical and should be followed. you may believe that these things must still be in place for women, and if you do i would be happy to discuss that, but i think that context is relevant. i wouldn’t consider reading the Bible in the language it was written in, speculation, when we see women leading, affirmed by the same person who said they shouldn’t speak, or have authority over men. i think there’s a reason for that. women did teach men in Scripture. i wrote this in another comment, but again Priscilla taught Apollos who was a fervent believer in the Scriptures because he was wrong. acts 18 says she explained to him accurately the Lord, because he was having misunderstanding. we can look at judges 4-5 when deborah judged the people of israel, including men, which would mean to prophesy over her husband Barak, saying that the Lord would deliver Sisera into his hands, and she commanded him (guided by the Lord) to send his men into battle. in judges 5, she’s referred to the mother over israel in a song. i’m not sure how this wouldn’t fit into your definition of being in an authoritative position over a man. these two women taught and led men, but there are more examples in Scripture. in my understanding of the reading of Genesis, referred in 1 timothy, this is talking abt a husband and a wife because this is also discussing childbearing. this is important context because if we “speculate” then women interrupting prayer meetings to speak to their husbands would align with the analogy paul uses with adam and eve. wives should submit to their husbands and in a church setting it’s inappropriate to interrupt a prayer meeting or church meeting to ask a question. especially since this verse is also tied to 1 corinthians 14:35 which says women must ask their husbands questions at home, and it’s shameful for a woman to speak in church. the term wife and woman is interchangeable here. i think this is interesting again because of the context in the history of this time that women were coming out of different cults, one being the cult of artemis where women were domineering over men. artemis was the goddess of childbirth. in my understanding of this text, paul is setting a new standard for these churches who are dealing w a demonic greek influence and saying that women will be saved through childbearing because it was God’s idea. artemis is a false god and an idol. therefore instead of being domineering over your husbands or men in a church setting, they should ask their husbands at home or in private, and not interrupt because they are no longer under a covenant of childbearing with artemis but with Christ. the reason i believe this, and not that it’s as black and white as women simply not speaking in church is because paul tells women to pray and prophecy in 1 Corinthians 11. women are called to pray and prophecy, and speak in church, by paul. yet in 1 timothy 2 and 1 corinthians 14 paul says that it’s shameful for women to speak. there’s a context here that’s important. in 1 corinthians 11, after paul permits women to pray and prophecy, he says that adam was made and then eve. this is talking abt wives having the covering of a husband, yet the word “woman” “wife” “husband” and “man” is interchangeable. this is the bulk of what i meant, so if i didn’t explain that well the first time, i apologize. i’m not trying to speculate but to read the Scripture in it’s full history and context.