Notes on 1 Corinthians

I made some notes on 1 Corinthians the other day; the run roughly chapter 12 to 15. Note that my question about a controversial and possibly sexist interpretation of a certain verse is more about the issue of changing interpretations, especially since here we have a case of the plainest interpretation of a verse being patently ignored by many denominations and church groups in Christianity, even many of those who claim to hold to the plain interpretation of Scripture. Why?

Notes on 1^st Corinthians

1 Cor. 11:25

“Mass” verse / Paschal Mystery?

“For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes”

1 Cor 12:13

“For we were all baptized by [with, in] one Spirit into one body—whether Jews of Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”

Q: Does “one body” mean organizational unity was God's plan?

Q: Is baptism a vehicle for the unity described?

Q: Is baptism the way of entry into the community of faith?

1 Cor. 12:8-10

list of gifts through the Spirit:

• the message of wisdom

• the knowledge of wisdom

• healing

• miraculous powers

• prophecy

• distinguishing between spirits

• speaking in different kinds of tongues [languages]

• interpretation of tongues

1 Cor. 14:16-17

Tongues are useless w/o interpretations

Q: Does this passage imply that those around you ought to be able to understand you when you pray, or at least your meaning?

Q: If so, what are the implications for things like Latin Masses?

1 Cor. 14:34

“women should remain silent in the churches...”

• All churches (okay, most) ignore this recommendation

• Q: Why?

1 Cor. 15:19

“If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.”

• It seems the resurrection of the faithful was pretty important to the early Church

• Q: Why, then, do so many theologians keep downplaying it?

On 15:35-41

Does this tie to G.K.C. in an undisclosed way? TMWWT?