Learning How to Minister From I Corinthians 14:26-40, Part 2
Paul’s first word to women in this passage was corrective. He wrote, “Women should be silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak,
December 4, 2014
Topic: 1 Corinthians
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On Whether 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 Allows an Egalitarian Exegesis
An unfortunate history of misinterpretation and abuse has surrounded 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. It has been taken out of context and used to suppress women’s involvement
November 12, 2014
Wild Hair and Gender Equality in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16
Introduction C. F. D. Moule wrote that the problems raised by 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 “still await a really convincing explanation.”1 G. B. Caird added, “It
October 21, 2014
A Meta-Study of the Debate over the Meaning of “Head” (Kephalē) in Paul’s Writings
Since the middle of the twentieth century there has been an ongoing, sometimes acrimonious debate over the meaning of “head” (Greek, kephalē) in Paul’s letters,
October 21, 2014
First Corinthians 7: Paul’s Neglected Treatise on Gender
Introduction One searches in vain for a focused study of 1 Corinthians 7:1–40 by an evangelical addressing Paul’s extensive call for mutuality in marriage and
July 29, 2014
Silence
This is an excerpt from Aída Besançon Spencer’s talk on “El Silencio, las Mujeres y la Iglesia” (“Silence, Women and the Church”) given at the
July 9, 2014
The Symbol of the Veil in the Ancient Near East and Today: Subjugation or Honor
The Symbol of the Veil in the Ancient Near East and Today: Subjugation or Honor
July 28, 2013
1 Corinthians [IVP New Testament Commentary]
First-century Corinth and its challenges were not so different from our own. Upwardly mobile Christians facing radically diverse ethnic, religious, economic and social conditions. The
October 27, 2010
“Such” vs. “Other”
Some interpreters have argued that Paul himself considered his words limiting women directly applicable not only to the women of Corinth (in the case of
June 30, 2010
1 Corinthians 14
“Follow the way of love and eagerly desire the spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy! But those who prophesy speak to people for their
March 25, 2009