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Two new reviews of Man and Woman, One in Christ Give it a 5 Star Rating
Two new reviews on Amazon.com give Man and Woman, One in Christ a five star rating (just like the two earlier reviews). Following are the complete contents of these new reviews. I have interspersed a few personal comments into the second review. Donald B. Johnson,...
A Critique of Thomas R. Schreiner’s Review of Man and Woman, One in Christ
A Critique of Thomas R. Schreiner's "Philip Payne on Familiar Ground: A Review of Philip B. Payne, Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul's Letters." JBMW (Spring 2010) 33–46 [A PDF version of this post with publication quality...
1 Cor 11:2-16 To What Does “Covered” Refer?
Susanna Krizo wrote comments based on thinking that 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 addresses women in the church in Corinth who were cutting their hair off and men who were growing long hair, both of which Paul opposes. I explained that if Paul were trying to keep women from...
Payne’s Article on 51 Distigmai Matching the Original Ink Color of Codex Vaticanus Published and Available for Download
Philip B. Payne and Paul Canart, "Distigmai Matching the Original Ink of Codex Vaticanus: Do they Mark the Location of Textual Variants?" pages 199-226 in Patrick Andrist, ed., Le manuscrit B de la Bible (Vaticanus graecus 1209): Introduction au fac-similé, Actes du...
Does “Man of One-Woman” in 1 Timothy 3:2 Require that All Overseers be Male?
Daniel Buck read my book as a result of interacting with me in another forum. We have had an ongoing communication regarding the implications of "man of one-woman" in 1 Timothy 3:2, and he gave me permission to share our interaction with all of you. Daniel Buck asked,...
Revised Critique of Peter Head’s “Distigmai and Marginalia of Vaticanus”
On January 14, 2010 I posted a critique of the paper Peter Head presented at the New Testament Textual Criticism Seminar of the Society of Biblical Literature meeting November 21, 2009 entitled, "The Marginalia of Codex Vaticanus: Putting the Distigmai in their...
What Demonstrates That 1 Cor 11:2-16 Refers To Practices In Assemblies Of Believers, Namely In The Church?
Some people try to restrict Paul's affirmation of women prophesying in 1 Cor 11:2-16 to prophesying done only outside of assemblies of believers. Six factors demonstrate that 1 Cor 11:2-16 refers to practices in gatherings of believers, namely in the church. First,...
Paul Adams reviews Man and Woman chapters 6-15
Paul Adams continues his insightful reviews of Man and Woman, One in Christ, which you can read in full at http://inchristus.wordpress.com/. Following are highlights from his reviews of chapters 6-15: "Readers are highly encouraged to spend time with this masterpiece....
Does Romans 5 Teach Adam’s Federal Headship Implying The Authority Of A Husband Over His Wife?
David R. Booth from Balcatta, Western Australia, asked for help in assessing what he has been taught about "Adam's Federal Headship" in Romans 5. He wrote: "The main thorn in my ability to fully embrace a more 'egalitarian', rather than 'complementarian' view is the...
A Complementarian Writes How My Book Was A Fruitful And Stimulating Paradigm-Changing Challenge
I was greatly encouraged to receive emails from David R. Booth from Balcatta, Western Australia, sharing how my book helped to change his views from his previous complementarian position: "Thank you so much for your book, Man and Woman, One in Christ. I have found it...
Recent Blog Reviews of Man and Woman, One in Christ
I found the following reviews of Man and Woman, One in Christ in respected blogs. Scot McKnight, Jesus Creed, writes, "Simply put, this is the most technically proficient study ever published on women in the Pauline texts."Scot McKnight states regarding "Philip B....
Critique of Peter Head’s “Distigmai and Marginalia of Vaticanus”
At the New Testament Textual Criticism Seminar of the Society of Biblical Literature meeting November 21, 2009 Peter Head presented a paper entitled, "The Marginalia of Codex Vaticanus: Putting the Distigmai in their Place." This paper argued that all of the Vaticanus...
The 51 Distigmai Matching the Apricot Color of Codex Vaticanus’s Original Ink
To view the location, verse reference, and variant type of each of the 51 distigmai that match the apricot color of Codex Vaticanus's original ink, click here.
Images of the distigme-obelus mark, as before 1 Cor 14:34-35
So you don't have to just imagine what the distigme-obelus symbol looks like just before 1 Cor 14:34-35, I have provided photographs of it and another distigme-obelus at the end of Luke 14:24 just before the interpolation that likewise would have occurred immediately...
Question: Why not interpret 1 Cor 14:34-35 as a false prophecy that Paul refutes in 14:36-38?
I received this question from Don Johnson, who is reading my book. Question: I am enjoying your book. I love your exposition of Eph 5. I have a question on 1 Cor 14. Before reading your book, I favored the idea that 1 Cor 14:34-35 is a quote from legalists at Corinth....