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Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Overview of the six major interpretive views on 1 Corinthians 11

Mike catalogues the broad claims people make about this passage before detailed analysis.

head coverings interpolation hairstyle view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The interpolation view: verses 2-16 don't belong in the Bible

Mike presents the fourth interpretive approach.

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 interpolation textual criticism
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Question 1: Does this passage belong in the Bible? The interpolation argument

Mike begins addressing the 14 questions, starting with textual authenticity.

interpolation textual criticism W. Walker Jr.
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The manuscript evidence for the passage is overwhelming -- no textual basis for removal

Mike demolishes the interpolation argument with textual evidence.

Craig Keener textual criticism Bruce Metzger
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Introduction of View 1: The Interpolation View

Mike introduces the first of five views, which argues these verses do not belong in the Bible at all.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 textual criticism 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 interpolation theory
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Outline of the teaching: hinge points for each view

Mike explains his format for analyzing each view through key 'hinge points' that each view depends upon.

textual criticism hinge points methodology
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Interpolation View Hinge 1: No manuscript lacks these verses

Mike examines the manuscript evidence and finds that not a single manuscript omits 1 Corinthians 14:34-35.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14:40 textual criticism 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 manuscript evidence
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

The relocation of verses to after verse 40 in some manuscripts

Mike explains that while no manuscripts omit the verses, some relocate them after verse 40.

1 Corinthians 14:40 textual criticism 1 Corinthians 14:40 manuscript relocation
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Conclusions from manuscript evidence: most scholars rightly reject interpolation

Mike summarizes what the manuscript evidence teaches about the authenticity of the passage.

Bruce Metzger manuscript evidence scribal alteration
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

J.M. Ross quote: we must accept unanimous manuscript testimony

Mike quotes Ross on the obligation to accept what all manuscripts attest.

manuscript evidence J.M. Ross scholarly bias
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Interpolation View Hinge 2: Does the passage fit Pauline style?

Mike transitions to the second hinge point -- arguments that the passage does not match Paul's writing style.

1 Corinthians 12-14 1 Corinthians 12-14 interpolation theory Pauline style
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

The interpolation view is reckless and threatens all of scripture

Mike gives his overall assessment of the interpolation view.

Gordon Fee interpolation theory scripture integrity
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

D.A. Carson's assessment of Gordon Fee's interpolation argument

Mike quotes Carson's famous evaluation of Fee's position on this passage.

Gordon Fee interpolation theory D.A. Carson
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-03

Josephus, Antiquities 20: The death of James, brother of Jesus who was called Christ, under High Priest Ananus — a non-Christian, undisputed historical source

The strongest external confirmation of James's martyrdom — from a non-Christian Jewish historian

James the brother of Jesus Josephus apostolic martyrdom non-Christian attestation
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-19

The Testimonium Flavianum (Antiquities 18.63) was interpolated by a Christian, but most scholars think an authentic Josephus reference to Jesus underlies it

Scholarly consensus on the interpolation question in Josephus

Josephus Origen Antiquities of the Jews