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Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul's Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians
Lucy Peppiatt
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Description for Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul's Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians
Paperback. Making sense of Paul s arguments in 1 Corinthians 11 14 regarding both the role of women in public worship and the value of tongues and prophecy for the unbeliever has long posed challenges for any lay reader or scholar." Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG3; HRCV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. .
Paul's arguments in 1 Corinthians 11-14 - from the role of women in public worship, to the value of speaking in tongues and prophecy for the unbeliever - have long posed challenges to the lay reader and scholar. Despite numerous explanations offered over the years, these passages remain marked by inconsistencies, contradictions, and puzzles. Lucy Peppiatt offers an interpretation in which she proposes that Paul was in conversation with the Corinthian male leadership concerning their domineering, superior and selfish practices, which included coercing women to wear head coverings, lording it over the 'have-nots' at the Lord's Supper, and ordering married ... Read more
Paul's arguments in 1 Corinthians 11-14 - from the role of women in public worship, to the value of speaking in tongues and prophecy for the unbeliever - have long posed challenges to the lay reader and scholar. Despite numerous explanations offered over the years, these passages remain marked by inconsistencies, contradictions, and puzzles. Lucy Peppiatt offers an interpretation in which she proposes that Paul was in conversation with the Corinthian male leadership concerning their domineering, superior and selfish practices, which included coercing women to wear head coverings, lording it over the 'have-nots' at the Lord's Supper, and ordering married ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227176429
SKU
V9780227176429
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About Lucy Peppiatt
Lucy Peppiatt is the Principal of Westminster Theological Centre and the author of The Disciple: On Becoming Truly Human (2012).
Reviews for Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul's Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians
"Peppiatt sheds new light on texts in 1 Corinthians that concern the thorny issue of Paul and women. She brings together exegetical skill, theological insight, and a vital concern for the historically contingent nature of Paul's argumentation, to offer a genuinely original and constructive analysis. So often the language of 1 Cor 11:2-16 and 14:33-35 proves to be a stumbling ... Read more