1 Corinthians 14:33b-38 as a Pauline Quotation-Refutation Device
From the third century to the present, 1 Cor 14:34–35 has been a standard proof text for those who wish to preclude women from various
February 2, 2018
Type of Resource: Academic Article
A Review of Commentaries on The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs stands alone among the books of the Jewish and Christian canons as an unabashed exploration of sensual human love. Yet this
February 2, 2018
Mutuality, Mystery, and Marriage: Love in the Song of Songs
When I was a teenager, I wrote dozens of love songs. Sappy, insipid love songs. Actually, I shouldn’t even call them love songs, since most
February 2, 2018
My Resounding “Yes” to God and Embracing My Sexuality: Singleness and the Song of Songs
“A sermon on Song of Solomon! But single people aren’t supposed to read that book!” This was my friend’s surprised and sarcastic reply as I
February 2, 2018
A Biblical Example of a Sexually Healthy Woman for a World Where Unhealthy Sexuality Makes Headlines
Contemporary Western culture is rife with public stories about unhealthy sexuality. The 2016 US presidential election, for example, reverberated with the recording of then-candidate Donald
February 1, 2018
Green-Eyed Lovers: A Study of Jealousy in Song of Songs 8:5-7
Famously, jealousy is the theme of Shakespeare’s Othello, a plot that turns around a husband tormented by the thought that his wife might be unfaithful
February 1, 2018
Editor’s Reflections | Winter 2018 (32.1)
Well-known New Testament scholar and friend of CBE International, Scot McKnight, in his Jesus Creed blog entry on July 19, 2016, mentions three measures of
February 1, 2018
Excerpts from The Feminist Bogeywoman
Editor’s note: Below are excerpts from the booklet, The Feminist Bogeywoman, written by Rebecca Merrill Groothuis and published in 1995 by Baker Academic, a division
October 24, 2017
Biblical Interpretation and the Epistle to the Ephesians
Where and how we start in our interpretation of Scripture determines where we will end up. When seeking to understand the relevance of the Bible’s
October 24, 2017
Will Boys Be Boys and Girls Be Girls?
Human beings begin to develop gender identities very early in life as they pick up on cues and clues given off from the sociocultural contexts
October 24, 2017
