1Corinthians 15

The issue Paul is addressing in this chapter is the physical resurrection, which is an issue we saw in yesterday’s reading in 2Corinthians 5.  This was a cultural issue for the Greeks and Romans, who saw the afterlife as one of ‘shades’, bodiless souls who populated the underworld of Hades.  They then very naturally translated that concept of a less than physical afterlife, either consciously or unconsciously, to their own understanding of the Gospel and resurrection.  Paul takes exception to that understanding of the resurrection and sets about correcting it in this chapter.

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