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1 Corinthians 15:12-20
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Comparative Texts:
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Vision III.5, Shepherd
of
Hermas.
(c.145) |
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III.XVIII.3,
V.XIII.4,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter XXXIII,
The Prescription of Heretics,
Tertullian (c.
200) |
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III.8, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 209) |
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Chapter
XXIV,
Chapter
XLVIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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V.9, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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X.21, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St.
Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen.
(c.230) |
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III.XI, Against
Celsus,
Origen (c. 246) |
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XII.20, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He puts the last conclusion
for the first proposition of the argument that follows. Christ is
risen again: therefore will we the faithful (for of them he speaks)
rise again. Then follows the first reason of this conclusion: for
Christ is set forth to us to be considered of, not as a private man
apart and by himself, but as the firstfruits: and he takes that
which was known to all men, that is, that the whole heap is
sanctified in the firstfruits." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "The proof of the resurrection
of the body is the resurrection of our Lord. Even those who died in
the faith, had perished in their sins, if Christ had not risen. All
who believe in Christ, have hope in him, as a Redeemer; hope for
redemption and salvation by him; but if there is no resurrection, or
future recompence, their hope in him can only be as to this
life." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "But if we have a divine
evidence of things not seen, if we have "a hope full of
immortality," if we now taste of "the powers of the world
to come," and see "the crown that fadeth not away,"
then, notwithstanding" all our present trials, we are more
happy than all men." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| ""In Christ's case the
term used is death, to assure us of the reality of His
suffering; in our case, sleep, to give us consolation: In His
case, His resurrection having actually taken place, Paul shrinks not
from the term death; in ours, the resurrection being still only a
matter of hope, he uses the term falling asleep" [PHOTIUS,
Quæstiones Amphilochiæ, 197]." |
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| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "If there is no life beyond,
no hope of it, then Christians who deny themselves in this life and
endure persecutions and sufferings for the sake of eternal life, are
of all men the most miserable. They "lose life" and gain
no eternal life. Such are the consequences of this false
belief." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Epiphany 6," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "Does it make any sense at all to speak
of future hope if it is not embodied and social? Paul would be very
uncomfortable with the popular Christian tendency to reduce future hope to
the belief that our souls (whatever they are) go to heaven and that is all
there is to it." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
1 Corinthians 15:12-22, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "There is a vast gap between a
proclamation and an experience. This difference is not notable for the one
doing the proclaiming, but is for the one being proclaimed to." |
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"Christ's
Resurrection - Source of Hope," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
| "Is a bodily resurrection of Christ
essential for salvation?" |
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"Resurrection!" Expository Essay,
1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Dr. William R. Long.
| "This is a very difficult passage to
preach on, but I think if you stress the notion of 'fundamentals' of faith
(i.e., resurrection as foundational), you might be able to use this
effectively." |
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| Articles & Background:
| "1
Corinthians 15:Thematic Elaboration." From The Tapestry of Early
Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology, Dr. Vernon K. Robbins, London:
Routledge, 1996.
| "Elaboration, then, is a mode of
argumentation central to early Christian discourse. Without this kind of intertextual
argument, it is doubtful that Christianity would have become a powerful alternative to
other Jewish groups at the time." |
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Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Borchert,
Gerald L.,
"The Resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15," Review & Expositor,
1983. |
| Janssen,
Claudia,
"Bodily Resurrection (1 Cor. 15)? The Discussion of the Resurrection in Karl
Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Dorothee Sölle and Contemporary Feminist Theology,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament,
2000. |
| Horsley,
Richard A.,
"'How Can Some of You Say that There Is No Resurrection of the Dead?'
Spiritual Elitism in Corinth," Novum Testamentum,
1978. |
| Krentz,
Edgar,
"Images of the Resurrection in the New Testament," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 1991. |
| Meyer, Ben
F.,
"Did Paul's View of the Resurrection of the Dead Undergo Development?"
Theological Studies, 1986. |
| O'Day,
Gail R.,
"The Variety of Functions of the Proclamation of the Resurrection: A Survey
of Epistolary Literature," Homiletic,
2003. |
| O'Brien,
Julia M.,
"1 Corinthians 15:19-26: Between Text & Sermon," Interpretation,
1995. |
| Pagels,
Elaine H.,
"'The Mystery of the Resurrection': A Gnostic Reading of 1 Corinthians 15,"
Journal of Biblical Literature,
1974. |
| Roetzel,
Calvin J.,
"'As Dying, and Behold We Live,' Death and Resurrection in Paul's Theology,"
Interpretation, 1992. |
| Sider,
Ronald J.,
"St. Paul's Understanding of the Nature and Significance of the Resurrection
in 1 Corinthians 15:1-19," Novum Testamentum,
1977. |
| Taylor,
Catherine,
"'Who Are You Looking For?' 1 Corinthians 15:19; John 20:1-18,"
Journal for Preachers, 2005. |
| Tiede,
David L.,
"Apostle on Trial: Building Congregations on Resurrection Hope,"
Word & World, 1998. |
| Wedderburn,
A.J.M.,
"The Problem of the Denial of the Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15,"
Novum Testamentum, 1981. |
| Wegener,
Mark I.,
"The Rhetorical Strategy of 1 Corinthians 15," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 2004. |
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Williams, Michael, "Since Christ Has Been Raised from the Dead,"
Presbyterion, 2007.
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