The act of teaching from scriptures such as exegesis or expository teaching to edify those that are hearing is not exercising authority over a person and this is part of the error that has created this unbiblical ban on a women teaching scriptures.
The meaning of 1 Tim 2:12 in context of the wife toward the husband is that of respect. It could very well mean Not Teaching/Correcting as in Usurping authority over him. Teaching him like she does one of the kids that needs correction.
This is not a forced hermeneutic in an effort to free women to be allowed to be bible teachers. It is a more natural hermeneutic considering the theological context of other passages that say the same things.
Look at 1 Peter 3 and 1 Tim 2 Compare the colored verses in each passage...
1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
2when they see your respectful and pure conduct.
3Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. 5For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by
submitting to their own husbands, 6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Now Look at 1 Tim 2
9likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.
15Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
It is impossible not to notice that the topic is the same.
Peter sounds like he is quoting Paul (and I am of the opinion that he was) and yet by reason of Peter being a bit more verbose the authorial intent of Peter is never discussed as applying to instructions on how women can teach or not teach the bible while men are present. Everyone understands the subject matter of Peter as it relates to the attitude of the wife toward the husband.
Paul is most likely talking about the same thing and uses the world woman and man instead of husband and wife but it is the same subject matter as made obvious by the reference of Adam and Eve.
We have a much stronger reason to believe that if Paul was here right now and we could ask him "what did you mean by a woman cannot teach a man" that he might say "did you understand what Peter said?" and he might say "I was talking about the exact same thing?" A woman's attitude toward her husband.
There is no scriptural reason to say that if a female is exegeting a passage of scripture that she is usurping authority over you whether you be male or female. That does not even make sense.
I understand that many are convinced that "suffer not a woman to teach a man" means something else such as Pulpit preaching, and the hermeneutic I just presented does not make them change their minds, but frankly I don't know why.
Often someone will ask me "What about when Paul said A woman should not teach or she is usurping authority over a man" I will simply ask them to read 1 Peter 3: 1-6 Slowly. Then go read 1 Tim 2:9-14 and pay attention to 1 Peter 3:4 and 1 Tim 2:9 in particular. Then we will talk about it at a later time.
It is not uncommon for me to hear them say .... "Oh,... wow... I never saw that before. Thanks Now I think I understand it." And we have not even discussed it yet. When I ask them what they discovered they often say that "Paul was talking about the attitude of the wife toward the husband not about bible teaching or preaching."
We can disagree with the interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 but I hope you can see that people who interpret it in the light of 1 Pet 3 are not just "ignoring the plain meaning of the word" on this subject but do have good reasons why they think it is about a wife toward her husband and not about teaching the bible.
