Paul’s letters speak to us today because they teach spiritual principles, even if the specific issues they raise do not always seem particularly relevant to us. We still participate in the ‘cup of thanksgiving’ and break bread together (a theme he will develop further...

(Having mentioned 16th century poet John Donne in the previous post, we’re now misquoting William Shakespeare! Apologies to the bard...) Some have said that Paul’s views on eating meat sold in the meat market are contradictory, apparently encouraging this practice in...

Paul’s letters are like so many conversations: they don’t always stick to the point in a linear fashion, but tend to ‘meander’ somewhat. He is writing 1 Corinthians to answer questions that have been raised, and from 1 Cor 8 has been talking about the question of what...