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Women and Worship at Corinth
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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 Corinthians 11-14 in which she proposes that Paul is in conversation with the Corinthian male leadership regarding their domineering, superior, and selfish practices, including coercing the women to wear head coverings, lording it over the "have-nots" at the Lord's Supper, speaking in tongues all at once, and ordering married women to keep quiet in church. Through careful exegesis and theological comment this reading not only brings internal coherence to the text, but paints a picture of the apostle gripped by a vision for a new humanity "in the Lord," resulting in his refusal to compromise with the traditional views of his own society. Instead, as those who should identify with the crucified Christ, he exhorts the Corinthians to make "love" their aim, and thus to restore dignity and honor to women, the outsider, and the poor.
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“I was unfamiliar with Lucy Peppiatt prior to this, so I am very glad to have come across this book in my local library! This book showcases Peppiatt’s talents very well. She did a great job conversing with other secondary literature on 1 Corinthians 11 which helped shape and strengthen her own argument. It was a satisfying read overall because she asks all the intriguing questions we all struggle with, and arrives at gratifying conclusions. My head did hurt a little bit at times, but I am fairly new to this type of Christian literature and have not done any other secondary research on this passage. Having said that, I am motivated to do so now.”
Avery Amstutz
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“I am nearly convinced. This is a fantastic book on first Corinthians 11. The author is a thoughtful, thorough, and humble scholar. I’ve been reading about women in Corinth off and on for the last few months and have concluded that if it confused St John Chrysostom then I should allow it to confuse me. That being said I think Peppiatt’s work needs a seat at the table, not only for the depth of her scholarship, but also for her skilled work at holding theology and exegesis in close conversation. If you are talking about 1 Corinthians 11 and have not read her work, you are doing a disservice to your listeners.”
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“3.5⭐️ Paul is just one of the girlies”
About Lucy Peppiatt
Lucy Peppiatt is the Principal of Westminster Theological Centre, UK, where she lectures in systematic theology and in spiritual formation. Her books include The Disciple (Cascade, 2012), Women and Worship at Corinth (Cascade, 2015), Unveiling Paul’s Women (Cascade, 2018), and Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women (2019).
Douglas A. Campbell
Douglas A. Campbell is a professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. He has published six books on Paul including The Deliverance of God (2009), Paul: An Apostle's Journey (2018), and Pauline Dogmatics (2020). He co-directs two prison engagement programs at Duke.
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