Publication Date
Spring 5-5-2026
School
School of Divinity
Major
Religion: Biblical Studies
Keywords
1 Corinthians 14, Prophecy, Prophet, Gift, Spirit, Revelation, Assembly
Disciplines
Biblical Studies
Recommended Citation
Garrell, Jacob W., "A Pauline Portrait of the Gift of Prophecy According to 1 Corinthians 14" (2026). Senior Honors Theses. 1602.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1602
Abstract
This study investigates the 1 Corinthians 14 discourse concerning gifts in corporate worship to identify the major characteristics of the New Testament gift of prophecy. Sources written from various theological frameworks will be weighed and examined for agreement and divergence. The resulting description of prophecy will be limited almost exclusively to observable claims and supported inferences drawn from exegesis of 1 Corinthians 14. The evidence from this text promotes an understanding of prophecy as a gift performed by functional, self-controlled agents with the chief intent of revelatory, though fallible, communication for edification, confirmation, and witness. Meanwhile, questions concerning the spontaneity and frequency of New Testament prophecy will be disputed but left inconclusive due to the scope of the primary text.
