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As Collins explains, Paul's rhetorical rejoinder in 14:36 “challenges those who would limit Christian women's right to speak.”605 Collins follows Odell-Scott's suggestion that the masculine pronoun “you” refers to males, ...
Features Cover the entire book of 1 Corinthians in 17 lessons Equip yourself to lead a Bible study Imagine the Bible’s historical world Study word origins and definitions Explore thoughtful questions on key themes Go deeper with optional ...
Fee has also eliminated "chapter and verse" language -- totally foreign to Paul's first-century letter -- relegating the necessary numbers for "finding things" to parentheses.
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This 12-week study leads readers through the book of 1 Corinthians, highlighting how the gospel of Jesus Christ replaces pride with love and unites Christians to God and to each other.
Paul's first letter to the Corinthians was addressed originally to a fledgling mission church in Corinth.
Ralph Martin has pointed out that “what may have seemed to be a very mundane business — the duty of allocating a sum of cash from the weekly budget ... Ralph P. Martin, Worship in the Early Church (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974), 79- 13.