Posts Tagged With: 1 Corinthians

The Issue of Division at the Church in Corinth

In my 1&2 Corinthians class last week we were discussing the issue(s) of division at Corinth and were tying to find near-contemporary equivalents of the issue Paul mentions. Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:10-16 says: “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there [...]

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Glossolalia in Public: Pondering the Lukan-Pauline Tension

Those familiar with the Book of Acts are well-aware that the author seemed to have had a positive understanding of glossolalia or “speaking in tongues”. In 2.1-14; 10.44-48 and 19.1-7 (and possibly 8.14-24) we have a public display of the sign. The first being on the Day of Pentecost amongst Jews in Jerusalem. The second [...]

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Thiselton or Fee (or Other) on 1 Corinthians?

T.C. Robinson recently commented here on this blog saying that he prefers the work of Anthony C. Thiselton to Gordon D. Fee on 1 Corinthians. For many years I have heard people say Fee is the best commentator on this epistle. Since I do not have enough reading experience with either I would like to [...]

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