Sunday, March 26, 2023

W. J. Conybeare and J. S. Howson on 1 Corinthians 4:6

On the phrase “above that which has been written” (1 Cor 4:6), Conybeare and Howson wrote that:

 

This is ambiguous; the phrase is commonly employed in reference to the Old Testament; but here it suits better with the context to take it as referring to the preceding remarks of St. Paul himself. (W. J. Conybeare and J. S. Howson, The Life and Epistles of St. Paul [Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1964], 387-88 n. 9)

 

 Further Reading:


Not By Scripture Alone: A Latter-day Saint Refutation of Sola Scriptura