How often should the Lord's Supper be celebrated? Should churches have weekly communion? This thesis considers the subject of the frequency of the Lord's Supper, arguing that it should be practiced less than weekly. The author offers an outline of the historical practice of the church (particularly the Westminster tradition), then explores the doctrine of the sacrament and worship in order to prove his thesis.

The liturgical form for the celebration of the Lord's Supper includes the call to "discern the body" (1 Corinthians 11). This article reflects on the significance of this biblical call for the way a church celebrates the Lord's Supper.

This paper explores the issue of head-coverings and hair-styles in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 against the background of Roman portraiture. It is part of a wider project to provide the cultural background to the apostle Paul's correspondence with the church in Corinth.

What is the significance of man being created in the image of God? This article outlines the current state of exegesis on this doctrine and the problems connected with the traditional theological interpretation of Genesis 1:26. Next, he considers the newly recognized importance of intertestamental Judaism for a Christian doctrine of the image of God.

This article explores the importance of a right understanding of the preposition "anti" ("instead of") in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (v. 15). Padgett argues that various lexical choices make no difference in this case. Paul is stating that nature has given women hair instead of a covering. This conclusion adds probability to the alternative reading being proposed.

The most important models Paul urges his readers to imitate are those of himself, Christ, and God. He also directs his readers to the behavior of other individuals and occasionally reminds them of the example of other churches. There are also exhortations that his readers become "models" for others to imitate. Questions have been asked regarding the motivation behind Paul’s instruction.

Against what background should we read 1 Corinthians 11:2-16? This article considers whether Paul is addressing married women or just every woman. It also looks at the nature of the church as the family of God that met in a house for public worship.

This article wrestles with the instruction in 1 Corinthians 11 that women should wear head coverings. It deals with matters such as the meaning of "head," whether to translate verse 3 as "man and woman" or "husband and wife," and the meaning of head covering then and now. It considers the reasons why Paul wanted women to be covered. It concludes with how the church today is to apply the text.

Does the New Testament use the Old Testament in a contextual manner, that is, acknowledging the literary context from where the reference is taken? The thesis of this article is that Paul’s use of Exodus 32:6 in 1 Corinthians 10:7 and the flow of the argument in 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 are best understood against the literary context of covenant making, breaking, and renewal in Exodus 19-Exodus 34.

This article discusses Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:5 that women have head coverings in worship.

What did it mean for the church in Corinth whom Paul founded to imitate Paul? Was the apostle encouraging the local church in 1 Corinthians to get involved in active missionary work? Did the imitation include a call to his readers to imitate him in evangelism?

Are teaching and prophecy the same activity in a New Testament context? Grudem argues that they are distinct activities. He explores the nature of New Testament prophecy and teaching. Relevant passages include 1 Corinthians 11 and 1 Corinthians 14.

This paper contends that the determining factor in approaching and resolving questions pertaining to the role of women in the church is hermeneutics. Passages that deal with this topic are identified: 1 Timothy 2:8-15, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, 1 Corinthians 14:34-36, Ephesians 5:22-33, Colossians 3:18-19, and 1 Peter 3:1-7.

Kaiser sets out to correct popular caricatures of the gender roles we find depicted in Scripture. Texts reflected upon include Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:16, 1 Corinthians 14:34-38, and 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.

This article looks at the covering of the head described in 1 Corinthians 11. This covering was meant to demonstrate the principle of submission. The author discusses principles for dress today.

There is little resemblance between the Lord's Supper today and the way it was celebrated by the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 11:17-22). What was wrong with the Corinthians' observance of the Lord’s Supper? 

The Lord's Supper not only points believers to Christ, it also points to the claim Christ has on the believer. Working from 1 Corinthians 11:24, this article shows how Holy Communion is both evangelical and evangelistic.

Working from 1 Corinthians 11:26, this article shows that the Lord's Supper is a means of God's grace. By participating in Holy Communion, believers confess their faith in Christ, commune with Christ, and receive grace from Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:26 shows that the Lord's Supper is a means of proclamation. Through the Lord's Supper, Christians proclaim the death of Christ to be a necessary, sacrificial, and covenantal death. Christians proclaim this during the Lord's Supper by grieving over sin, rejoicing in deliverance, and spreading the gospel of grace.

1 Corinthians 11:28 makes self-examination an imperative for coming to the Lord's Supper. This article shows that self-examination ought to be part of the Christian life, and that self examination should not be a threat, but rather an encouragement to come to Christ as presented in the Lord's Supper.

Working from 1 Corinthians 11:29, this article shows that the Lord's Supper is a unique meal due to its spiritual nature. Partaking of it requires the believer to rightly understand its purpose and meaning. Taking it wrongfully is an insult to Christ, and deserves God's judgment. However, when taken with a rightly prepared heart, the Lord's Supper is a blessing to the believer.

1 Corinthians 11:28 highlights the importance of self-examination before taking the Lord's Supper. This should be done in such a way that our focus is on our identity in Christ, not in ourselves.

This article is a Bible study on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.

This article is a Bible study on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.

This article is a Bible study on 1 Corinthians 10:1-1 Corinthians 11:1.

This is an extensive article on the Lord's Supper.

In this article about children and the Lord's Supper, the author looks at the relation of the Passover to the Lord's Supper. Paedocommunion is also looked at from the necessity of self-examination before having the Lord's Supper. 1 Corinthians 11:26-29 is discussed.