This study shows that the common view of 1 Corinthians as mainly about "ethics" and therefore of little importance for "theology" needs correcting. Many other studies of the letter focus mainly on …
At first glance, Paul's words to the Corinthians about being the body of Christ seem simple and straightforward. He compares them with a human body so that they may be encouraged to work together, …
This unprecedented commentary applies an exegetical method informed by both sociological insight and rhetorical analysis to the study of 1 and 2 Corinthians. In addition to using traditional exeget…
A careful analysis of the rhetoric of Paul's argument has enabled author to reconstruct the theological understanding of the Corinthian Christian women and to show how Paul's loss of social status …
God has given every believer one or more spiritual gifts so that the body of Christ may grow and function properly. While there is widespread interest today in the topic of spiritual gifts, there i…
Dr. Charles Hodge was known as a systematic theologian than as an expositor of Scripture. Nevertheless, his whole life was devoted primarily to the critical and systematic study of the Bible, and h…
This Preacher's Commentary series brings all of these elements together. The author are scholar-preachers and teachers outstanding in their ability to make the Scriptures come alive for individuals…
The study which follows is an attempt in one small area to revive a now much neglected concern of Pauline scholarship -- the change and development of Paul's thought under the impact of, and in rea…
By placing Paul's statements on marriage and celibacy against the backdrop of ancient Hellenistic society, Deming constructs a coherent picture of Paul's views. According to Deming, the conceptual …
The aim of this series is to provide the text of the New English Bible closely linked to a commentary in which the results of modern scholarship are made available to the general reader. Each volum…