1 Corinthians 12-15

1. 1 Corinthians 12-15 BI 192W, Paul’s Letters and Mission David J. Lull

2. 12.1-14.40 • Introduction (12.1-3) • Elaboration of the first thesis(12.4-11) • Elaboration of the second thesis (12.12-30) • Elaboration of the third thesis (12.31-13.13) • Elaboration of the fourth thesis (14.1-40)

3. 15.1-34 • 15.1-11 Thesis establishing common ground: The resurrection of Christ is constitutive of the gospel that Paul received and preached, and they believed—in which they stand and by which they are being saved. • 15.12-19 Consequences of their objection that “there is no resurrection of the dead.” • 15.20-28 Restatement of the thesis in terms of an apocalyptic scenario: As God’s agent, Christ will subject all God’s enemies, including death, to God’s rule. • 15.29-34 Consequences of the opposite point of view.

4. 15.35-58 • 15.35-44 Analogies to answer the question, “With what kind of body will the dead be raised?” • 15.45-58 Their application to the question. • 15.45-49 Their application to Adam and Christ. • 15.50-58 Their application to all believers, whether dead or alive.

5. “The Weak” Abstained from idol meat Had nothing to eat at the Lord’s Supper Lacked spiritual gifts Resuscitation of the Corpse (nekroi,) “The Wise” Sex: immorality and abstinence Ate idol meat The Lord’s Supper Spiritual gifts Immortality of the Soul (yuch,) or Spirit (pneu/ma) Popular Beliefs about the Dead

6. Paul • Transformation • flesh and blood bodies, or earthy, “ensouled” (yucikoi,) bodies • heavenly bodies made of Spirit (pneu/ma) • The Last Trumpet

7. What is the question? • Life after death • Transformation of all, the living and the dead