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1 Corinthians 15:19-28
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Communities of Spirit
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III.XXIII.7, 8,
V.I.3,
V.XXXVI.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter
V, On Baptism,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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Chapter
XXIV,
Chapter
LI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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V.9,
V.10, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter
IV, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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I.VI.1, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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I.16, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
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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) |
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IV.XL,
VI.XXXVI, Against
Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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XII.20,
XII.33, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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IV.29, Ecclesiastical
History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
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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." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "All that are by faith
united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"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." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"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." |
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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'?" |
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| "Resurrection-Sized
Hope," analysis by Steven C. Kuhl at Sabbatheology by The
Crossings Community of St Louis.
| "Those who hope in the
resurrection of the dead no longer need to strive to preserve
"this life," especially at the expense of the weak and the
vulnerable. Rather, without reservation, they can live their lives
in service and love to the weak and vulnerable; and they can witness
to their hope in the resurrection." |
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"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?" |
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"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?" |
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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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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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| 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. |
| 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. |
| Guroian, Vigen,
"Salvation: Divine Therapy," Theology Today, 2004. |
| Hawkins,
Ralph W.,
"A Psalm of Praise and Pleading on the Eve of War
or The Last Enemy is Death,"
Journal for Preachers, 2004. |
| Hill, C.E.,
"Paul's Understanding of Christ's Kingdom in 1 Corinthians 15:20-28,"
Novum Testamentum, 1988. |
| Horsley,
Richard A.,
"'How Can Some of You Say that There Is No Resurrection of the Dead?'
Spiritual Elitism in Corinth," Novum Testamentum,
1978. |
| 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. |
| Johnson,
Andy,
"Firstfruits and Death's Defeat: Metaphor in Paul's Rhetorical Strategy in 1
Cor 15:20-28," Word & World,
1996. |
| Meyer, Ben
F.,
"Did Paul's View of the Resurrection of the Dead Undergo Development?"
Theological Studies, 1986. |
| Pagels,
Elaine H.,
"'The Mystery of the Resurrection': A Gnostic Reading of 1 Corinthians 15,"
Journal of Biblical Literature,
1974. |
| O'Brien,
Julia M.,
"1 Corinthians 15:19-26: Between Text & Sermon," Interpretation,
1995. |
| Schmithals,
Walter,
"The Pre-Pauline Tradition in 1 Corinthians 15:20-28,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1993. |
| Turner, Seth,
"The Interim, Earthy Messianic Kingdom in Paul," Journal for the
Study for the New Testament, 2003. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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