1 Corinthians Ch 14 sure doesn't sound like St. Paul held speaking in tongues in very high regard. And yet, so many evangelicals swear by it. I've even been told that if I *were* a Christian, I would manifest *all* the Gifts of the Spirit. Thomas Keating said that it was a distraction to the faith.
And, speaking of Ch 14, there's that bit about women again. Some would argue that St. Paul was a misogynist. But, Cliff Knechtle says that it was (women's role in the Church) due to the fact the women were not allowed to be educated by Jewish custom; he wanted them to become educated to be authorities first, like Priscilla or Chloe.
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