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1 Corinthians 15
Paul hands on the gospel of first importance: Christ died for our sins, was buried and was raised on the third day, and appeared to Cephas, to the twelve, to more than five hundred and last of all to Paul. If Christ is not raised, faith is futile; but Christ has been raised, and death is swallowed up in victory.
Summary written for the Labs; read the chapter itself for the full text.
See it in the Labs
- Paul's RoadsThe Damascus road (Early years) · Paul's RoadsOpen
- The Seven ChurchesThe stadium · The Seven ChurchesOpen
Places
Also in this chapter
The letter: who wrote it, where and when
These questions are debated; the views are shown side by side with how sure each is, as in Paul's Roads.
- Textually stated
1 Corinthians written from Ephesus
'I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost' (16:8); Aquila and Priscilla and the churches of Asia send greetings (16:19).
- Textually stated
1 Corinthians was not Paul's first letter to Corinth.
1 Corinthians 5:9 refers to an earlier letter, now lost.
How sure can we be?
- Strongly supported
Rebuilt in stone under Nero (AD 54–68), about the time Paul left
A dedication names Nero; whether an earlier stadium stood here is uncertain.