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<p>Human tragedy could be summed up a single word—death. One first encounters it through the death of others, and then everyone faces it for themselves. The Christian faith confronts humanity’s final foe head on, delivering sustained hope amidst the sorrow and despair of impending death. This paper will first address the central role of the resurrection of the dead in First Corinthians. Second, the paper will present Paul’s retort to several challenges raised against the notion of the resurrection. Finally, the paper will attempt to systematize the means by which Paul proves the resurrection of the dead.</p>
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Human tragedy could be summed up a single word—death. One first encounters it through the death of others, and then everyone faces it for themselves. The Christian faith confronts humanity’s final foe head on, delivering sustained hope amidst the sorrow and despair of impending death. This paper will first address the central role of the resurrection of the dead in First Corinthians. Second, the paper will present Paul’s retort to several challenges raised against the notion of the resurrection. Finally, the paper will attempt to systematize the means by which Paul proves the resurrection of the dead.

Resurrection of the Dead as an Element of Factionalism in the Corinthian Church Community

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Human tragedy could be summed up a single word—death. One first encounters it through the death of others, and then everyone faces it for themselves. The...

Resurrection of the Dead as an Element of Factionalism in the Corinthian Church Community

Publicado en línea: 20 ago 2022

Páginas: 73 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2022-0031

Palabras clave
resurrection, dead, Corinthians, community, body

© 2022 Andrei D. Pop, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Resurrection of the Dead as an Element of Factionalism in the Corinthian Church Community

Publicado en línea: 20 ago 2022

Páginas: 73 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2022-0031

Palabras claveresurrection, dead, Corinthians, community, body

© 2022 Andrei D. Pop, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
resurrection, dead, Corinthians, community, body