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Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul’s Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians is unavailable, but you can change that!

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. Despite numerous explanations offered over the years, these passages remain marked by inconsistencies, contradictions, and puzzles. Lucy Peppiatt offers a reading of 1...

identity in relation to Christ and also in relation to men, and that an appreciation of this new identity led to him implementing practices in the church that allowed women to participate equally in all forms of ministry and service. Not only this, but that Paul believed these views should be reflected within the entire body of Christ. This book is not only about Paul and women, but also about Paul and his views on the ethics of public Christian worship and how it affects all the participants. This cannot