Letter from the sub-editor VII
Gordon Cheng / 26th February 2006
/ Bible Lack-of-Insights
In 1 Corinthians 14, the sub-editor of my translation has taken a 20th century debate about Pentecostalism as a cue, and hence given this passage the heading reads “Prophecy and Tongues”—in so doing making Paul an unwitting commentator on a debate he was not aware of. Did the Corinthian church have difficulties relating to what we might call Pentecostal or charismatic issues? Maybe, maybe not. But with all due respect to editors (of whom I are one), I don't want to have them settling the question for me ahead of time.