Archive for the ‘Textual criticism’ Category

• Understanding contradictions: 1 Cor 14:34 (Part 1)

  Aug 31, 15 • 1&2 Corinthians, Context, Gender, Textual criticism • 3 Comments
  

  Perhaps no Bible text illustrates the dangers of a simplistic reading of Scripture than 1 Cor 14:34. If we tear this verse from its cotext, (( Or for a podcast. )) and then read it as if the Bible were “God’s instruction manual for life” and even worse read it also literally then we are [&hellip...

• Understanding contradictions: 1 Cor 14:34 (Part 2)

  Dec 14, 11 • 1&2 Corinthians, Context, Gender, Textual criticism • 4 Comments
  

      In part one I drew attention to the problem that this verse seems to contradict what Paul himself approves and to some funny things going on in and around the verse. Here I’ll focus on my reason for mentioning this, how we should respond when a Bible passage seems to contradict what the [&hellip...

• Text, canon, and the woman caught in adultery

  Nov 28, 07 • Canon, John, Textual criticism • Comments Off on Text, canon, and the woman caught in adultery
  

  The pericope in John 7:53-8:11 is a fascinating test case in the interaction of text criticism and canon. Both the history of canon, and textual criticism seem dull and unexciting. Yet here they combine into a detective story or a theological conundrum that contributes to making the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy conflict with most [&hellip...