offers in fulfillment -> offers it in fulfillment / offers his support in fulfillment along the believer's utility -> in the believer's utility / compose the scant tools of single parachurch organizations -> remove "single"? it can hardly be said many of them -> it can be said that a majority of them deficiencies of previous attempts is -> deficiencies of previous attempts *are* while this comes from the hands, it is -> while these come from the hands, they are voluntary actions other -> voluntary actions of other Paul’s acceptance support from Philippians -> paul’s acceptance *of* support from *the* philppians While the thesis as a whole -> while *this* thesis as a whole? Blank page 32 does not say “intentionally left blank” “Production of an epistle like romans” -> do you mean the actual writing, paper and such? Explain more Include the entirety 1 corinthians -> include the entirety *of* 1 corinthians However, these offer an -> however, these *propositions* or *solutions* offer an Work of several scholars...demonstrates -> work of several scholars...demonstrate For example, Why does Paul -> uncap “why” “Otherwise accept being sent off to Macedonia” -> money from them to send him off to macedonia (explain that it’s the corinthians giving him money to go, to explain why there’s a tension between the two) Aspects of his financial policy -> aspects of said policy / of it’s aspects (you say “financial policy” twice in that sentence, it seems like too many) Support being sent out -> support *in* being sent out / or support *while* being sent out Arrives to a city - arrives in a city Parameters that Paul operates within -> parameters within which Paul operates? This as a similar -> this as similar Strings of on the topic -> strings of the topic The apostles refusal of money -> apostle’s refusal of money “For our purposes, an absolute ethic is not...” - don’t define it negatively saying what it is not, say something like “an absolute ethic is one that limits a person’s choices, and choosing outside incurs moral guilt” Or, don’t change this sentence, but add one before to define positively Is not presented a personal pattern -> presented *as* a personal pattern “A typical analysis of Christian liberty 1 Corinthians regards Paul” - I’m not sure what gramatical place “1 Corinthians” hasin this sentence Instead a position of authority -> instead *he considers it* a position of authority (repeating your verb, to flesh out the 2nd half of the sentence) Financial support in 1 Corinthians 9 - “he is not identifying an option he may choose without sin (or without moral guilt, if you prefer that wording)” Whether stemming though they may stem - remove “whether stemming” Such thesis could not be -> such *a* thesis could not be Greatest height which is possibly -> possible* Page 50, revisit “Given that food generally does not pose a moral dilemma, it would indicate that sex would not either” paragraph. I would suggest dropping the talk about food, if possible, and focusing only on the question of sexual immorality Contradictory to the opposing conclusion -> contradictory to the *formulation of the question* or *question posed* Should your bullet points on p52 be numbers instead? I didn’t realize the bulleted points were sequential descriptions of an argument until the end of the list Lord’s table demand -> lord’s table demands* Need more explanation on top p53, end of the paragraph, “The most reasonable interpretation…” needs more explanation of the real interpretation “By no means least obscure of passages” - this is by no means the least obscure of sentences, lol, how about “by no means clear / straightforward” “Given the appearance that it constitutes” -> since it seems to be “The weak conscience is one that is not” - I read this sentence wrong several times because of all the short words together (“is not one that is”, etc), and possibly the sentence should be reversed to put the right answer at the end. Suggestion - “The weak conscience of 1Co 8 is not a conscience that identifies sin where there is none (as in Romans 14), but instead it is a conscience which fails to recognize sin as sinful”. “A right to all of god’s creation, a special claim to it” -> god’s creation. They even have a special claim,... Regardless, various uses -> Even so, many uses of that claim may incur moral guilt. “As being part of his garden” -> sounds like adam was a part of adams garden. “As a steward of the garden,” “Tertullian, recognizing “ I did not understand the point of tuttulians quote, maybe a one sentence summary at the end? “In chapter 7 the principle” -> add a comma after 7 Have the option placing -> have the option *of* placing By absolute ethic -> by *an* absolute ethic? Ministerial colabor: colabor: Support -> remove one ‘colabor’ To refer to act of -> to refer to *the* act of? Point he accentuated in 1.31 -> 1:31? “Would ind paul’s status as a vessel” -> would what? Negate his status? Designed to advanced -> designed to advance* In v. 22 Paul says -> add comma after 22 “More importantly, if paul chooses to labor” this sentence is long, and contains an important idea only stated there. It needs to be 2 sentences, or the 1 sentence needs to be more black and white. “More importantly, if Paul took up secular employment to show a diligent work ethic, it implies that his pastoral ministry would not be sufficient to demontrate that work ethic.” “he has planted on account” -> remove “on account”? I might not understand the sentence The importance his humility -> importance *of* may not compromised -> may not *be* compromised Is absent from him -> is absent from them (the corintians)? From the corinth -> from corinth Missing paren (Matt. 10:10, Than the Corinthians must not -> then* the corinthians must not Gaspel -> gospel does not rely on assigned a .-.> take out some of these words Finances (1 cor 11:12) - > that verse should be 2 cor Second false dilemma -> do you mean false dichotomy? the“second experience -> space before quote mark Equal parties makes -> equal parties make Why is it that he seems to have no qualms -> why does he seem to have no qualms (fewer words) be easy to the conclude -> easy to conclude will to distinguish him - will distinguish him He does not accept money if it will communicate to others a message they need to hear regarding labor -> the pronoun “it” sounds like it could refer to “accepting money” rather than “not accepting money”. I know it’s repetative in the paragraph, but I’d suggest “He does not accept money if *doing so* would communicate…” “Perhaps paul refuses money…” -> this sentence is the last in a pattern that all start with “He does not accept money if”. I see the last one doesn’t have a hard scripture reference, so if you want to imply uncertainty but still be in the pattern, you could say “He might not accept money because…” “In the case [the Corinthian church], -> in the case *of* C. H. Dodd, considers Paul to be -> remove comma after Dodd Our concern revolve -> our concern revolves* Would it make sense to add one more sentence to the end of 7.3.1, after “if you have judged me to be faithful”, where you interpret that for the reader? “Her support of Paul is not out of payment to him, but faithfulness to God.” The final apparent consistency - inconsistency? of “a another Jesus,” -> remove ‘a’ Appophatic -> apophatic heresy the remains unspoken -.*that* remains unspoken foundation” (Rom. 15:20) On the -> put a period somewhere to end the sentence tying his gospel influence in the maturity -> *to* the maturity? as a matter as exercise of apostolic authority-> take out some words began prior the - prior *to* the there exists a host -> exist* a host whether there exist another resolution -> exists* Many followed Jesus and his disciples, supporting them materially -> this is a pretty sparce introductory sentence, at least add “Many *women*”? his proximity to the synagogue suggest -> suggests* consideration of the relationships involved reveal -> reveals*
Good stuff - comparing the corinthians’ freedom to eat to Adam’s freedom to
eat - comparing Paul’s serving God not the Corinthians to a soldier’s serving his king not the people “ Rather than being established in mutual indebtedness to each other, it is established in a mutual indebtedness to Christ.” “ However, if Paul anticipates—or even expects—their colabor, he does not burden them. Instead, any burden they have is placed on them by Christ, one whose burden is light (11:30).”