1 Corinthians 15:19-28

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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit
    • "Reversal and Restoration"
    • "The Kingdom of Heaven" 
  • III.XXIII.7, 8, V.I.3, V.XXXVI.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter V, On Baptism,  Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter XXIV, Chapter LI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,  Tertullian (c. 211)
  • V.9, V.10, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
  • Chapter IV, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • I.VI.1, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • I.16, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
  • X.21, X.23, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
  • IV.XL, VI.XXXVI, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
  • XII.20, XII.33, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
  • IV.29, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
  • Part 10, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "...for Christ is to be considered as opposite to Adam, that as from one man Adam, sin came over all, so from one man Christ, life comes to all. That is to say, that all the faithful, who die because by nature they were born of Adam, so because in Christ they are made the children of God by grace, they are made alive and restored to life by him."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "All things, (consequently all persons,) without any interruption, without the intervention of any creature, without the opposition of any enemy, shall be subordinate to God. All shall say, "My God, and my all." This is the end. Even an inspired apostle can see nothing beyond this."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "The time of writing this Epistle was probably about the Passover (1Co 5:7); the day after the Passover sabbath was that for offering the first-fruits (Le 23:10, 11), and the same was the day of Christ's resurrection: whence appears the appropriateness of the image."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "The passage does not affirm the final salvation of all, but the final resurrection of all."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • "First Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Easter Sunday, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "I wonder how many people would agree with Paul's opening statement. It would be an interesting divide. The reasonably well off could hardly agree."
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "Firstfruits and Death's Defeat: Metaphor in Paul's Rhetorical Strategy in 1 Cor 15:20-28," Andy Johnson, Volume XVI, Number 4, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1996.
    • "Paul's audience in Corinth includes 'some' who are denying a future resurrection even though they believe in the resurrection of Christ. Paul, therefore, must rhetorically construct a compelling connection between Christ's resurrection and a future embodied resurrection."
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Acts 10:34-43 / 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
    • "What is it to 'believe in him'?"
  • "Christ's Rule," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
    • "When we die we go to heaven, or do we? What does happen when we die?"
  • "Faith Struggle," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
    • "Do you struggle believing a doctrine or practice of the Church? Who do you rely upon to help you understand? How can you place these troublesome doubts into a greater context?"
• 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."
  • Immortality of the Soul or Resurrection of the Dead? Oscar Cullmann, 1956. Full text at Religion Online.
    • "Nothing shows more clearly than the contrast between the death of Socrates and that of Jesus (a contrast which was often cited, though for other purposes, by early opponents of Christianity) that the biblical view of death from the first is focused in salvation-history and so departs completely from the Greek conception."
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  • Borchert, Gerald L., "The Resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15," Review & Expositor, 1983.
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  • Burghardt, Walter J., S.J., "A Just King, A Just Kingdom," The Living Pulpit, 2006.
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  • Dykstra, William, "1 Corinthians 15:20-28, An Essential Part of Paul's Argument against Those Who Deny the Resurrection," Calvin Theological Journal, 1969.
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  • Endsjø, Dag Øistein, "Immortal Bodies, before Christ: Bodily Continuity in Ancient Greece and 1 Corinthians," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2008.
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  • Guroian, Vigen, "Salvation: Divine Therapy," Theology Today, 2004.
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  • Hawkins, Ralph W., "A Psalm of Praise and Pleading on the Eve of War or The Last Enemy is Death," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
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  • Hill, C.E., "Paul's Understanding of Christ's Kingdom in 1 Corinthians 15:20-28," Novum Testamentum, 1988.
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  • Horsley, Richard A., "'How Can Some of You Say that There Is No Resurrection of the Dead?' Spiritual Elitism in Corinth," Novum Testamentum, 1978.
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  • 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.
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  • Johnson, Andy, "Firstfruits and Death's Defeat: Metaphor in Paul's Rhetorical Strategy in 1 Cor 15:20-28," Word & World, 1996.
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  • Meyer, Ben F., "Did Paul's View of the Resurrection of the Dead Undergo Development?" Theological Studies, 1986.
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  • Pagels, Elaine H., "'The Mystery of the Resurrection': A Gnostic Reading of 1 Corinthians 15," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1974.
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  • O'Brien, Julia M., "1 Corinthians 15:19-26: Between Text & Sermon," Interpretation, 1995.
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  • Schmithals, Walter, "The Pre-Pauline Tradition in 1 Corinthians 15:20-28," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1993.
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  • Turner, Seth, "The Interim, Earthy Messianic Kingdom in Paul," Journal for the Study for the New Testament, 2003.
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  • Walker, William O., Jr., "1 Corinthians 15:29-34 as a Non-Pauline Interpolation," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
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  • Wedderburn, A.J.M., "The Problem of the Denial of the Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15," Novum Testamentum, 1981.
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  • Wegener, Mark I., "The Rhetorical Strategy of 1 Corinthians 15," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2004.
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• Reviews:
  • Hull, Michael F., Baptism on Account of the Dead (1 Cor 15:29): An Act of Faith in the Resurrection. Brill, 2006. Reviews by David Garland and Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
• Sermons:
  • "The Abolition of Death: An Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 15:20-28," Paul Barnett, Anglican Bishop of North Sydney.
  • "Jerusalem at the End of Modernity, Part V," the Rt. Rev. John Bayton, Day 1, 1996.
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• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, 1 Corinthians 15:19-20, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • "First Adam, Last Adam," After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Corinthians 15:22, 26. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "Listen Sisters, Listen Brothers!" hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. Based on 1 Corinthians 15. Tune: BEACH SPRING.
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