How the Body of Lazarus Helps to Solve a Pauline Problem

While the locus classicus for early Christian arguments concerning resurrection of the flesh is Paul's first Corinthian letter, the statement in 15.50 that ‘flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God' complicates early Christian understandings of resurrection and its form. Such explicit denia...

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Author:Jennifer R. Strawbridge
Published: S.n., s.l., 2017
Volume:63
Pages:588-603
Language:English
Periodical:New Testament Studies
Number:4
ISSN:1469-8145
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse des textes du Nouveau Testament] > John
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse des textes du Nouveau Testament] > Epistles of St. Paul > I - II Corinthians > 1 Cor > 1 Cor 15 > 1 Cor 15,50
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse. Personnages. Lieux. Thèmes] > [Personnages] > [Lazare]
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:While the locus classicus for early Christian arguments concerning resurrection of the flesh is Paul's first Corinthian letter, the statement in 15.50 that ‘flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God' complicates early Christian understandings of resurrection and its form. Such explicit denial of fleshly inheritance and resurrection within Paul's writings leads to widely conflicting interpretations of this Corinthian passage. Consequently, early Christian writers such as Irenaeus, Tertullian and Augustine engaged other New Testament texts such as John 11 in order to subvert the claim of 1 Cor 15.50 and develop their argument for fleshly resurrection.