Questions tagged [pauline-epistles]
The set of letters written by the apostle Paul, as a corpus.
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Why Does Acts Appear to Treat the "Judaizers" More Kindly than Paul Does? (Acts 15, Galatians 1)
Acts 15
Some who had come down from Judea [to Antioch] were instructing the
brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic
practice, you cannot be saved.” 2 Because there arose no ...
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When Paul said, "I speak in tongues" was he referencing the languages he spoke (1 Cor. 14:18)?
I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all; (1 Cor. 14:18, LSB2022)
This question is independent of what tongues means in 1 Cor. Assuming tongues in 1 Cor. may not have been tongues ...
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May it be that Paul facilitates strong complex metaphor in 1 Corinthians 7:23, by repurposing apocryphal Letter of Jeremiah 1:25 (Baruch 6:24) verse?
In 1 Corinthians 7:23, Paul says:
YLT | with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;
While in the Letter of Jeremiah, or the Book of Baruch, which is the same, it was said:
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When does ‘have nothing to do with’ extend beyond the local church body?
Matthew 18, 1 Corinthians 5 and 2 Thessalonians 3 regard discipline of those in a local church. Do these disassociations also extend to the larger body of Christ? Do they justify shunning people from ...
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What sort of verbal or thematic cues are shared between 1 Cor. 11:27–28 and 1 Cor. 10:21–22 that will better our understanding of who the referent is?
The subject texts are as follows:
1 Cor. 11:27–28
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an
unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
But let a ...
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Who are the 'vessels' in 2 Timothy 2:20?
2 Tim 2:20-21 NASB1995
20 Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor. 21 Therefore, if anyone ...
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What authority does Paul invoke concerning head-covering?
1 Corinthians 11:16 NASB1995
But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.
When Paul closes his teaching on order within the Corinth church, ...
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How to interpret 2 Thes 1:5? Examining the function of "εἰς" ("that")
It is a seemingly innocuous verse from 2 Thessalonians; however, it's one which has left me confused for several days. The verse in question:
"This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, ...
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Why did Paul call vessels of wood and clay dishonorable?
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In 2 Timothy 2:20-21 (ESV), Paul says
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore,...
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What is the "Present Distress" in 1 Cor. 7:26?
1 Cor. 7
25 Now in regard to virgins I have no commandment from the Lord, but I
give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 26 So
this is what I think best because of the present ...
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How can Paul's view that 'if you marry, you have not sinned' be reconciled with Jesus' teaching that marrying a divorced woman is adultery? [closed]
In 1 Corinthians 7:28, Paul says, “If you do marry, you have not sinned,” while advising that it's better to remain single due to present distress. However, Jesus teaches in passages like Matthew 5:32 ...
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How can the surprise nature of Christ’s return be reconciled with the audible trumpet announcement in Paul's epistles?
In 1 Thessalonians 5:2, Paul says the day of the Lord will come "like a thief in the night," implying surprise and suddenness. However, in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and 1 Corinthians 15:52, he ...
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Does Paul accurately quote/paraphrase vs Dt 27 in Gal. 3:10 regarding the "Curse of the Law?"
Deuteronomy 27 HCSB
14 The Levites will proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite: 15
‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image... is
cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 16 ‘The ...
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Will only the saints out of the tribulation reign a 1000 years?
In Revelation 20:4-5, the passage talks about the millennial reign on this earth with Satan bound in the abyss. There being no mention of those saints already dead in Christ here or in Christ's second ...
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Why did Paul choose the olive tree for Romans 11 rather than use the grape vine?
In John 15:1-11 (ESV), Jesus provided this parable as follows:
15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every
branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch
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