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@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Further, the article highlights Paul’s familiarity

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Further, the article highlights Paul’s familiarity with the Wisdom of Solomon, which uses αὐθεντής to mean “murderer.” This indicates that Paul could have been aware of a

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Terran also presents evidence that Philo and Josephus, who wrote around the time of Paul, used αὐθεντής to mean “murderer.” This usage is considered within the context of their literary style and their audience’s underst...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Terran also presents evidence that Philo and Josephus, who wrote around the time of Paul, used αὐθεντής to mean “murderer.” This usage is considered within the context of

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Rather, Terran's article acknowledges that many in

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Rather, Terran's article acknowledges that many instances of αὐθεντής meaning “murderer” in or around Paul’s time can be attributed to Attic Greek influences, which aimed

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii ...being much less commonly used, requires careful contextual analysis to understand Paul's intent. So yes, word meanings do evolve over time, but just like we might go back to an older word to get at a specific meaning...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii ...being much less commonly used, requires careful contextual analysis to understand Paul's intent. So yes, word meanings do evolve over time, but just like we might go

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Paul uses the verb αὐθεντεῖν and not the noun form αὐθεντής in 1Ti 2:12. This distinction is crucial because verbs and nouns often carry different nuances and implications. The noun αὐθεντής historically means ‘murderer’...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Paul uses the verb αὐθεντεῖν and not the noun form αὐθεντής in 1Ti 2:12. This distinction is crucial because verbs and nouns often carry different nuances and implication

1Ti 2:12 debate

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Further, whatever Wolters and Winger think the word means in other contexts still does not address how Paul intends to use the word and the contextual details he draws upon, that Timothy at least must have understood Pau...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Further, whatever Wolters and Winger think the word means in other contexts still does not address how Paul intends to use the word and the contextual details he draws up

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Yes, Winger says very clearly that context is king and believes he is examining Paul's context. I really don't recall him drawing much on chapter 1 in his interpretation of chapter 2, so I challenge him on his examinatio...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Yes, Winger says very clearly that context is king and believes he is examining Paul's context. I really don't recall him drawing much on chapter 1 in his interpretation

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-13

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Paul is advocating for singleness as he himself is in 1Co 7:7-8,32-34,38 and suggesting it is better. Yet translations all have 1Ti 3:2 as saying husband or “faithful to his wife.” The text is clear—it is refe...

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Paul is advocating for singleness as he himself is in 1Co 7:7-8,32-34,38 and suggesting it is better. Yet translations all have 1Ti 3:2 as saying husband or “f

1Co 7:7-8 1Ti 3:2 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-12

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Does husband apply to a single men like

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Does husband apply to a single men like Paul and Timothy?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-11

@Olrak67 @The_njp @Protestia Verse 15 is the culmination of Paul’s thoughts in t

@Olrak67 @The_njp @Protestia Verse 15 is the culmination of Paul’s thoughts in this section. Can you explain why he uses “she (singular) will be saved by “the” childbearing (noun) if they…”? Who is th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-11

@Kevin_OrthoSP @WayLay18848 @rebelsquadron01 @smashbaals Paul writes the following: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things ...

@Kevin_OrthoSP @WayLay18848 @rebelsquadron01 @smashbaals Paul writes the following: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your ow

Ac 20:29 general

@minkeymagik @samuel_costner @Reformed_Zoomer @WokePreacherTV First, it says "sh

@minkeymagik @samuel_costner @Reformed_Zoomer @WokePreacherTV First, it says "she (singular) will be saved," and childbearing isn't a verb, its a definite noun, "the childbearing." Who is the she? Wh

@Kevin_OrthoSP @WayLay18848 @rebelsquadron01 @smashbaals You called me demon possessed for pointing out that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting them for silencing half the church? Hmm. You do realize that forb...

@Kevin_OrthoSP @WayLay18848 @rebelsquadron01 @smashbaals You called me demon possessed for pointing out that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting them for silenci

1Ti 4:1-5 question

@BaldwinOfJ @samuel_costner @WokePreacherTV Why don't you exegete 1Ti 2:12 in co

@BaldwinOfJ @samuel_costner @WokePreacherTV Why don't you exegete 1Ti 2:12 in context? Maybe you could also explain verse 15 and why Paul used the specific grammar he chose.

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@BaldwinOfJ @samuel_costner @WokePreacherTV No, I follow exactly what Paul meant

@BaldwinOfJ @samuel_costner @WokePreacherTV No, I follow exactly what Paul meant. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@prodigalsonpost @samuel_costner @WokePreacherTV It's hard to explain the entire

@prodigalsonpost @samuel_costner @WokePreacherTV It's hard to explain the entire letter in one post, though perhaps I should do that sometime. Paul gives directions on how to deal with false teachers

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-09

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT But that use by Paul is genius because of the ties to Ev

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT But that use by Paul is genius *because* of the ties to Eve—it links the specific woman in Ephesus prototypically with Eve in a lightly veiled manner. We need only to consider wh

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-09

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Thanks for the clarity and I know you didn’t say that, yet

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Thanks for the clarity and I know you didn’t say that, yet the reason why we can be certain it is a specific woman is because of the use of the article in v14. It’s really a geni

@PastorMark Well, not that getting married is bad. It’s good. But then Paul advocated for singleness. "I wish that all were as I myself am." (1Co 7:7) "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am." (1Co 7...

@PastorMark Well, not that getting married is bad. It’s good. But then Paul advocated for singleness. "I wish that all were as I myself am." (1Co 7:7) "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it

1Co 7:7 1Co 7:8 debate

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT For sure people have had—and continue to have—faulty views

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT For sure people have had—and continue to have—faulty views about Adam and Eve. Yet Paul’s intent doesn’t appear to be to address specific false teachings so much as to encourage

1Ti 1:13 1Ti 1:19-20 general

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Paul’s intent in this letter is to encourage and instruct Timothy in stopping false teachers. His noting of how he was ignorant in 1Ti 1:13 and how Hymanaeus and Alexander whom he names blaspheme with knowledge in 1Ti 1:19-20 su...

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Paul’s intent in this letter is to encourage and instruct Timothy in stopping false teachers. His noting of how he was ignorant in 1Ti 1:13 and how Hymanaeus and Alexander whom h

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT So you don’t think it’s reasonable that Paul is using Eve

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT So you don’t think it’s reasonable that Paul is using Eve as a prototype for this specific wife who is teaching in Ephesus? It seems to make sense of the details. Is there a reas

@_jonbowlin I think that Paul is listing people that these Christians may have a hard time praying for. The kings were often the ones that persecuted Christians. Christians may not well warm and fuzzy feelings about them, but they are not to be exclu...

@_jonbowlin I think that Paul is listing people that these Christians may have a hard time praying for. The kings were often the ones that persecuted Christians. Christians may not well warm and fuzzy

@JollyStine @JayMallow3 If Christians didn’t participate with Roman customs they could be seen as problematic, but the point appears to be that Christians who practice freedom (what Paul is advocating for) would not have issues here. But all Christia...

@JollyStine @JayMallow3 If Christians didn’t participate with Roman customs they could be seen as problematic, but the point appears to be that Christians who practice freedom (what Paul is advocating

@JollyStine How is Paul contrasting quiet, peaceful lives with asceticism? I was envisioning protesting or perhaps running from persecution due to rulers coming against Christians. In other words, pray for kings and those in authority so you can go a...

@JollyStine How is Paul contrasting quiet, peaceful lives with asceticism? I was envisioning protesting or perhaps running from persecution due to rulers coming against Christians. In other words, pra

@JollyStine @MargMowczko @KaeleyT I’m glad you see there is a specific Ephesian

@JollyStine @MargMowczko @KaeleyT I’m glad you see there is a specific Ephesian woman who was in mind here.😊 Yes, both are deceived: that’s the idea Paul uses to link them together this way, yet “the

@_jonbowlin So you think Paul is telling them not to pray for those in authority

@_jonbowlin So you think Paul is telling them not to pray for those in authority? Pray for the ruling class but not the rest? Paul says “all men” but you are making it sound like he is excluding some.

@KaeleyT "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (1Ti 5:8) Is Paul referring to widows or their children or both? The following verses describ...

@KaeleyT "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (1Ti 5:8) Is Paul referring to widows or the

1Ti 5:8 debate

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT “Marg went shopping. The woman bought shoes.” This is strange speech. We either repeat the name or use the pronoun she; ‘the woman’ is awkward. Granted, what Paul said sounds like it could be Eve, “but she was deceived and bec...

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT “Marg went shopping. The woman bought shoes.” This is strange speech. We either repeat the name or use the pronoun she; ‘the woman’ is awkward. Granted, what Paul said sounds l

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii How would Paul identify a specific woman without naming her? He literally said "a woman" and then followed that with "the woman" showing that it cannot be a generic woman. Imagine if you were deceived and no one ha...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii How would Paul identify a specific woman without naming her? He literally said "a woman" and then followed that with "the woman" showing that it cannot be a generic

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-06

@garlicmofongo He seems to see both Adam and Eve as having a gendered rebellion to God in the fall. I don’t think I’ve heard that take before. Paul frames it as one being deceived and the other not with the reason being the time sequence of creation...

@garlicmofongo He seems to see both Adam and Eve as having a gendered rebellion to God in the fall. I don’t think I’ve heard that take before. Paul frames it as one being deceived and the other not w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-05

@avyargo @Calvinator8000 @MikeWingerii Wow, if that’s the worst you’ve seen you must not have read much. Yes, Paul starts by referring to all people, then he speaks about the men, then the women, and then about a specific unnamed woman as she is dec...

@avyargo @Calvinator8000 @MikeWingerii Wow, if that’s the worst you’ve seen you must not have read much. Yes, Paul starts by referring to all people, then he speaks about the men, then the women, and

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii You have to first understand Paul’s comments in the context of specific instructions to Timothy about how he (second person singular) ought to act (1Ti 3:14-15). If Paul meant to generalize, he would...

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii You have to first understand Paul’s comments in the context of specific instructions to Timothy about how he (second person singular) ought to act (1

1Ti 3:14-15 commentary

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii Paul is clear that he is speaking to Timothy and writing instructions so that Timothy would know how to act in the church of God to stop false teaching. Why do you then just immediately take his inst...

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii Paul is clear that he is speaking to Timothy and writing instructions so that Timothy would know how to act in the church of God to stop false teachi

@ryancduff I’m just saying that those who forbid what God doesn’t forbid and the

@ryancduff I’m just saying that those who forbid what God doesn’t forbid and then treat you as unbelievers for not following their requirements Paul seems to suggest have abandoned the faith.

@ryancduff You may be thinking about this from the perspective of forbidding what God doesn’t forbid and therefore dividing the body of Christ. Paul refers to this as “doctrines of demons.” “Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some wil...

@ryancduff You may be thinking about this from the perspective of forbidding what God doesn’t forbid and therefore dividing the body of Christ. Paul refers to this as “doctrines of demons.” “Now the

@ryancduff I don’t think it’s necessary to say that they are not believers. I’m actually thrilled if I can simply get complementarians to agree that I have a biblically defensible position even if they don’t agree with me. I agree that ignoring what...

@ryancduff I don’t think it’s necessary to say that they are not believers. I’m actually thrilled if I can simply get complementarians to agree that I have a biblically defensible position even if the

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii So you admit then that some o

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii So you admit then that some of Paul’s commands don’t apply to you? How do you know which instructions he is giving everyone and which he is giving t

@Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii Do you obey Paul’s instructions to bring

@Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii Do you obey Paul’s instructions to bring his cloak and parchments and to visit him?

@bonhoefferchild @avyargo @MikeWingerii Much of the issue is with translators as

@bonhoefferchild @avyargo @MikeWingerii Much of the issue is with translators assuming complementarian ideas and male authority over females (ie. our understanding of head is not what Paul meant in hi

@bonhoefferchild @avyargo @MikeWingerii I believe that Paul authored the letters

@bonhoefferchild @avyargo @MikeWingerii I believe that Paul authored the letters we have in the New Testament and that it’s a matter of reading carefully.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-03

@avyargo @MikeWingerii Disobeying God’s clear commands is sin. Yet which command

@avyargo @MikeWingerii Disobeying God’s clear commands is sin. Yet which command do you know of where it is stated only once like 1Ti 2:12? And why would Paul frame God’s command as “I do not permit”?

1Ti 2:12 question

Raymond F. Collins in his 1999 commentary on 1 Corinthians in “Sacra Pagina” bel

Raymond F. Collins in his 1999 commentary on 1 Corinthians in “Sacra Pagina” believes that Paul is challenging the men who are stopping the women from speaking. For more details on this view, see my

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-03

Raymond F. Collins in his 1999 commentary on 1 Corinthians in “Sacra Pagina” bel

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck I know this is a popular opinion, but I’m not convinced of it (yet). I see Paul using specific wording to point out a specific wife and husband in the church at Ephesus and relating what is happening back to the fall in...

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck I know this is a popular opinion, but I’m not convinced of it (yet). I see Paul using specific wording to point out a specific wife and husband in the church at Ephesus

@SteelSmack @MikeWingerii That’s true. Though I don’t think Mike believes that t

@SteelSmack @MikeWingerii That’s true. Though I don’t think Mike believes that the restriction on women from being elders or having authority which may be confused with that of elders is Paul’s opinio

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck Yes, exactly! This can be seen from how Paul uses

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck Yes, exactly! This can be seen from how Paul uses this term in what he writes.

@Unashamed_Chuck I believe that Paul’s use of the Greek word kephale is not about authority or leadership but has to do with the source relationship between the husband and the wife coming from Eden where Eve was made from and for Adam. Both were com...

@Unashamed_Chuck I believe that Paul’s use of the Greek word kephale is not about authority or leadership but has to do with the source relationship between the husband and the wife coming from Eden w

Ge 1:28 debate

@Tibbetburritoo @harduppp @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1). He refutes these men who are trying to silence half the body to bring order; Paul’s solution is ...

@Tibbetburritoo @harduppp @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1). He refutes these men who are trying to silence

1Co 7:1 question