All the issues that Paul has dealt with thus far in 1 Corinthians have been matters arising from what people have told him. Remember Paul is not very far away in Ephesus and so he is kept in touch with what is going on in …
Discourse Analysis Gems
I tell people in Deeper Bible often to look at the big picture at the same time they take in the minute details. These three are a good example of how we can notice little elements in the text of the Bible which help us to understand the big picture.
Bible Gem 362 – Now Concerning the Questions you asked (1 Cor 7:1)
Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. . . 1 Corinthians 7:1 It couldn’t be clearer that Paul has changed topic. He has been dealing with what the informants have told him. Now he moves on to deal with the matters the Corinthians …
Bible Gem 363 – The Big Picture – Now Concerning the Things about which you wrote . . . (1 Cor 7:1)
Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. . . (1 Cor 7:1) Yesterday I told you we can determine the boundary lines between the topics the Corinthians asked about. Did you take time to look? I suspect most of you didn’t. Most of …