In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul asserts that the message that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and raised on the third day is -of first importance- (v. 3). It is the core of the gospel story and of the Christian faith. Therefore Easter, and Holy Week before it, point to central truths Christians would do well to remember and retell. Rather than looking directly at Gospel accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection, this month's unit will wrestle with key texts from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. In the Apostle's words, we will read some of the church's earliest theological reflection on...
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul asserts that the message that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and raised on the third day is -of first importance- (v. ...