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Below is a snippet of my new blog post on my new Women in Ministry blog address. For direct access to the new blog site and the entire article, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.mmoutreach.org\/wim\/2016\/09\/17\/context-is-key<\/a><\/strong>\/ Make sure that you subscribe to the new blog address to receive any new posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONTEXT is Key<\/span><\/h1>\n

Recently, I listened to a pastor describe the context of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. I was very interested to hear what he had to say since I had never heard anyone explain the context of 1 Corinthians to show how there is support for the silencing of women. I was quite surprised when he claimed the context of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 was 1 Timothy 2. \u00a0I had heard him emphasize the importance of context, context, context many times. However, his explanation of what qualifies as context was always the same as mine. The context of a disputed verse are the verses and chapters\u00a0that surround it. It is never<\/b> a passage in another book. While another passage in another book can be related, it isn\u2019t the context. So I asked him again. Could he please give the direct context from the book of 1 Corinthians that supports the silencing of women. I have not yet heard back from him, but I thought it would be a good idea to go back through the entire book of 1 Corinthians to gather all of the evidence that Paul documents for why the two verses of 1 Cor. 14:34-35 were added to his letter. I found so much more than I expected from looking at a wider context! There is way more material than I could put into one article, so I am going to try to distil the evidence into categories and then I will give a conclusion of Paul\u2019s reasoning. I will challenge anyone who thinks I have not considered the entire context. I welcome you to bring me correction and show me the supporting context from the book of First Corinthians that defines and upholds the silencing of women in the church.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONTEXT: The Corinthian\u2019s Letter to Paul \u2013 Questions and Claims<\/span><\/h2>\n