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This article explores the possibility that John’s reference to ‘the sanctuary of his body’ (2.19) may have been influenced by Paul’s images of the church as Christ’s body and as a sanctuary. Paul describes both the church (1 Cor. 6.16) and the bodies of individual Christians (6.19) as sanctuaries of the Holy Spirit. Similarly, he describes Christians as ‘limbs of the body of Christ’ (12.17) and ‘limbs of Christ’ (6.15). The question arises as to whether the two images are related. Discussing his own mortality (2 Cor. 4–5), Paul uses imagery connected with the sanctuary – ‘tent’, and ‘a house not made with hands’ (a possible dominical saying); he then reminds the Corinthian church of their calling to fulfil Israel’s mission to be ‘the sanctuary of the living God’ (ch. 6). Elsewhere, the work of the Spirit is vital for the church, whether described as ‘body’ or as ‘sanctuary’. Paul seems to have linked the two ideas, and John may have been aware of this when he used the phrase ‘the sanctuary of his body’. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 1 Corinthians 15:35–58 part of the "Bible," focusing on the discussion on the resurrection of the dead, physical and spiritual bodies in the scripture by Saint Paul. Topics discussed include the things to consider for a preacher before delivering a sermon on resurrection, the Corinthian Christians, and the theological speculation about resurrection.

The present essay contributes to the current discussion regarding the nature of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15. The article begins with a capsule summary of the chapter's history of interpretation, which is generally unfamiliar to NT scholars but provides crucial perspective on the current discussion. The article then offers a new proposal regarding the literary and syntactic structure of Paul's exposition of the resurrection body in 1 Cor 15:36-54. Building on prior structural analysis of the text, the essay points to key but previously neglected features of the passage's composition, arguing that the specific way in which Paul shapes his exposition has crucial implications for his understanding of the nature of the resurrection event. In concert with this structural analysis, the article also seeks to advance scholarly discussion of two much-debated elements of Paul's thought in the passage, providing a fresh discussion of the nature of the "change" that Paul envisions in 15:51-52, and an analysis of Paul's description of the risen body as a sōma pneumatikon in 15:44. The structure of Paul's argument in 1 Cor 15:36-54 proposed here has, I argue, significant ramifications for the long-standing debate regarding the nature of the resurrection in Paul. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on texts in the Book of Genesis about the hope for resurrection. It explores the New Testament (NT) support for the resurrection hope in the Torah, including the words of Paul in Acts 24 and the words of Jesus in Matthew 22. It examines several passages from Genesis about the subject including God's creation of the world, the tree of life and immortal physicality, and the defeat of the serpent.

The article presents a lectionary which focuses on the impact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the lives of the Christians. It cites passages from the books Jeremiah, Psalms, 1 Corinthians and Luke to explore the morality of two ways, which refers to the two separate ways which either lead to life or death. It also discusses the significance of trust in having a relationship with God. Furthermore, it also poses introspective questions related to the passages of Jeremiah and Paul.

This article examines the social context of Saint Paul's eschatological discussion of the resurrection of the dead found in 1 Thessalonians 4:13 to 18. Subjects discussed include the pervasiveness of death in the community-building discourse of living members of voluntary associations in the city of Thessalonica, funerary associations that were organized to ensure proper burial of deceased members, and the social implications of burial with associations.