Interim

Then and Now:
The whole letter looks disjointed of you go slowly through it and now suddently see Paul's jump to an Old Testament story of Israelites leaving Egypt. Where's the topic glue holding it together? One of the commentators (I may find the reference again later) mentioned the "nows."
Chapter 7: Now concerning what you wrote me about;
Chapter 7:25: Now concerning virgins;
Chapter 8: Now concerning idol food;
Chapter 11: Now I praise you;
Chapter 11:17 Now I do not praise you;
Chapter 12: Now concerning spiritual gifts.

Those "nows" are topic jumps but chapter ten doesn't do a "now." Chapter ten must be a "Get-your-head-straight" teaching interlude.