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UPDATE: We found and removed the invisible content inserted into pbpayne.com in order to boost another site's Google ranking. Google has reindexed pbpayne.com and found no security issues. Google Search recently notified us our site appeared to have been hacked and...
Mandarin Chinese translation of “The Equal Standing of Man and Woman”
I am delighted to make available the Mandarin Chinese translation kindly made by Sharon Lu from Shanghai, China, and proof read by Eddie Chao and others of my article published in Priscilla Papers 29 no. 1 (2015) pages 3-10: "The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of...
Phil Payne to Present Paper on Codex Vaticanus B at ETS
I'll be reading a paper at the ETS Annual Meeting that argues that the text of the Gospels in Codex Vaticanus B is even earlier than that of P75, and that Codex Vaticanus B marks 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 as a later addition: "Distigme-Obelos Symbols Marking Added Text,...
eBook sale of Man and Woman, One in Christ
I have just learned that next week the eBook version of Man and Woman, One in Christ will be on sale Nov 17 - 24 at 11:59 pm ET, at all major eBook retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD.com, etc.). For instance, it is 25% off, to $14.99, at...
French translation of “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman”
I am delighted to make available the French translation made by Dominique Mallol of Strassbourg, France, of my article published in Priscilla Papers 29 no. 1 (2015) pages 3-10: "The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman." Dans la Bible l'homme et la femme...
New Publication Conveys the Central Ideas of my Book in Seven Pages!
I am delighted to make available a seven page summary of Man and Woman, One in Christ. "The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman" was published in Priscilla Papers 29 number 1 (2015) 3-10. Many people have asked me for precisely such a summary. Click on...
Phil’s Major New Publication on OUDE in 1 Timothy 2:12
I am excited to make available my newest major article on the conjunction in 1 Timothy 2:12: "OUDE Combining Two Elements to Convey a Single Idea and 1 Timothy 2:12: New Insights" in Missing Voices (Minneapolis: CBE, 2014) 24-34. It shows that the closest syntactical...
Phil to present a Workshop at the CBE 2015 Annual Meeting in LA July 26
I am delighted to be presenting a Workshop on "New Life in Christ Entails Men and Women Sharing Authority and Leadership" Sunday July 29 at the CBE Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. It will show how Galatians 3:28; 1 Corinthians 11:2-16; Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 7 and...
Phil spoke at the Marcella Summit May 1-3, Austin, TX
I have returned from the remarkable 2015 Marcella Summit: A convening on the Blessed Alliance, May 1-3 at the Retreat at Balcones Springs, Austin,TX. Carolyn Custis James gave a remarkable talk on Boaz. God providentially cancelled out all effects of my bad sore...
UPC has posted Audio of Phil’s talks on Women in the Church
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, has posted audio of Phil's talks on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, 1 Timothy 2:11-12, 1 Timothy 2:13-3:13, and God's Word to All at http://www.upc.org/worship/AudioVideo.aspx. Phil's talk on "Galatians 3:28's Context & Wording...
University Presbyterian Church lecture series on Women, the Bible & the Church
I am in the midst of a delightful series of lectures and discussions for the University Presbyterian Church Adult Education Class in Seattle, WA.The first class was on How We Got the Bible, then How my Belief in the Trustworthiness of Scripture Led to my most...
Phil Gives 14 Hours of Public Lectures & Discussions in Minneapolis-St. Paul
I returned this week from a wonderfully-received series of 14 hours of public lectures and discussions in Minneapolis-St. Paul October 2-5. The evening I flew in, Bethel University welcomed me for a Public Lecture on, "Is the Bible Complementarian?" The PowerPoints...
Man and Woman, One in Christ Honored
Man and Woman, One in Christ is included in the list of 99 important theological works from the time of Augustine to the present at http://theologydegreesonline.com/important-books/ It is #8 on the list. The list is introduced: "there are a few books that have...
Phil spoke to the International Fellowship of Ministries
On April 11 in in Renton, WA, I had the joy of presenting two plenary sessions with Q&A at the annual conference of the International Fellowship of Ministries. The responsive audience was uniformly enthusiastic. Henry Klopp wrote, "Your sessions were fantastic!...
1 Timothy 3:11 “women deacons” or “wives of deacons”?
A minority of versions, including the old NIV, translate verse 11, "In the same way their wives are to be ..." The NIV 2011, however, translates it, "In the same way the women are to be ..." The translation "their wives" is doubtful for eight reasons: 1. To make that...