First, the lectionary jumps from chapter 13 in 1 Corinthians 13 last week to 15 this week. Go ahead and read chapter 14 anyway. However, some of it is troubling enough to help me understand why it's not included in the lectionary.
Now, back to this week.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 is also the reading for Easter Year B.
Paul reminds the Corinthians the message he terms of first importance: Christ died, was buried, was raised, and appeared to witnesses including Paul himself.
Paul has received this gospel and is passing it on to the Corinthians. His knowledge is based on experience and scripture.
And, now, here we are. What we know about Christ is also based on what we are told--both by long-ago witnesses as well as those in our own times. We hear them recount the good news. We read our Bibles. And we hold firmly to the message that is being proclaimed.
Sidelines: Apparently Paul was not aware of the traditions underlying the Gospel reports of the appearances of Christ to the women at the empty tomb. He includes that the death for our sins and the being raised on the third day was in accordance with the scriptures. That is, to Paul, the death and resurrection of Christ are not a repudiation of Judaism.
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