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Please, someone explain to me how the following verses are NOT misogyny:

Romans 1:27

1 Corinthians 7:27, 11:3, 11:5-6; 14:34-35

Ephesians 5:22-24

Colossians 3:18

1 Timothy 2:9, 2:11-12, 14-15 5:5-6, 9-15

2 Timothy 3: 6-7

Titus 2:4-5 (even though most scholars believe this was not written by Paul, but by someone else after his death)

These verses have been given over the course of millenia as the BIGGEST reason why women have been denied equal rights. Why else would someone write them, if not with the intent of keeping women "silent" and "subservient"?

With all the different versions there are, which is most faithful to the original language and why?

I was raised as a Christian, and I think my religious education was very thorough. I also have done a lot of independent reading as an adult to expand my knowledge, but surprisingly I have met many Christians who do not know what the Council of Nicea was, who don't know about the political and social conditions of the world during the lifetime of Jesus and things I would think any well-informed religious person should know about their faith.

My question to you all is, what do you actually learn about the history of the Church from your religious education? Do you only study scripture? How does church history influence your beliefs?

Please keep this civil. It's a genuine question, not meant to be malicious or attacking.