I don't believe in interpreting the Bible any way you want to.  I also do not believe that you can read verses like the ones I described yesterday and say:  "I don't believe this part of the Bible".

If we get to picking and choosing what we want to believe, then we will run into a huge dilemma:  How do you decide what is true and what isn't.  But the Bible has held true through the ages--not only in its historical validity, (as I taught you about the creation story), but also in fulfilled prophecy. It is all true.  So when you read it, consider:

1.  It should be consistent with all other scripture.
2.  It should be about Christ, and God's plan for our salvation.  The Old Testament tells about His coming and the New Testament about the fulfillment of that prophecy.
3.  It must be read in context.

In the case of the rules that Paul gave Timothy concerning women, there are some cultural things that must be considered for us to read it in context.

1.  Women had no education.  None.  Zip.  Nada.  And they had no opportunity to learn unless their husbands taught them.  They were basically domestic servants who bore children.
2.  Women had no rights.  Their society was totally and completely male dominated.  You may not agree with  that type of culture, but that is the culture that women lived in at the time Paul was writing.
3.  Women had no property.  No income.  (Remember the story of Ruth and Naomi and their redeemer Boaz.  They were unable to support themselves.  They were at the mercy of the men in their family.)
4.  Women had no choices.  They did not get to choose anything--including who they married.

So, they were completely dependent on a male society.  Under those conditions, the rules that Paul gave Timothy make more sense.  Would we want to live in that type of society today?  Of course not.  But many women in the world still do.