Richard Oster's guest appearances

Richard Oster

Wineskins Podcast

Faith in the Folds 

John Mark Hicks

Jim Martin

Steve Maxwell

Mark Adams

Mike Licona

Ben Witherington

Craig Keener

Michael Gorman

Darrell Bock

Lynn Cohick

Dennis Edwards

John Young

Robby John

Paul Anderson

Stan Granberg

OwlTail

Today I sit down with Dr. Richard Oster, professor of New Testament at Harding School of Theology. Dr. Oster is one of my all time favorite professors, and offered some of the most challenging courses I've ever taken. He is an internationally acclaimed expert on the archaeology of the city of Ephesus, and has also published various articles on 1 Corinthians as well as a commentary. I really appreciated Dr. Oster's emphasis on #Paul as a #missionary to #Corinth and how we must keep that in mind as we read his letters.

<p>Today I sit down with Dr. Richard Oster, professor of New Testament at Harding School of Theology. Dr. Oster is one of my all time favorite professors, and offered some of the most challenging courses I've ever taken. He is an internationally acclaimed expert on the archaeology of the city of Ephesus, and has also published various articles on 1 Corinthians as well as a commentary. I really appreciated Dr. Oster's emphasis on #Paul as a #missionary to #Corinth and how we must keep that in mind as we read his letters.</p>

1 Corinthians with Richard Oster

Dr. Richard Oster of Harding School of Theology gives some insightful history of head coverings in the Greco-Roman world and how that affected the situation in the churches in Corinth. Paul addresses this in 1 Corinthians 11 and it has been a very misunderstood passage resulting in all sorts of applications that don't fit what Paul said at all. The problem has also been mislabeled as a problem with women in Corinth when the context is clearly that it is a problem with some of the men and some of the women. They were bringing in their religious practices of paganism (what they knew) into the Christian assembly in a way that undermined their message. This is what Paul was addressing and it has nothing to do with wearing a hat to church.

<p>Dr. Richard Oster of Harding School of Theology gives some insightful history of head coverings in the Greco-Roman world and how that affected the situation in the churches in Corinth. Paul addresses this in 1 Corinthians 11 and it has been a very misunderstood passage resulting in all sorts of applications that don't fit what Paul said at all. The problem has also been mislabeled as a problem with women in Corinth when the context is clearly that it is a problem with some of the men and some of the women. They were bringing in their religious practices of paganism (what they knew) into the Christian assembly in a way that undermined their message. This is what Paul was addressing and it has nothing to do with wearing a hat to church.</p>

The Roman Religious Background of Head Coverings in 1 Corinthians 11: A Lecture By Dr. Richard Oster