An introduction to the format and content of 2 Corinthians- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

Finding the key to the book of Corinthians in chapter 15 and then reading "backwards" to better understand the context in which the previous chapters are written in: The Resurrection is a real bodily resurrection that although imminent, has not happened yet.- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

For Paul the resurrection centres in the body, as opposed to a disembodied spiritual existence, but what type of body will it be? And what about those who haven't died yet?- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

The resurrection of Jesus is a cornerstone in Paul's theology, but a close second is the general resurrection from the dead at the final Judgement, which seems to be the main point of chapter 15.- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

Paul gives us an order in which he believes the events regarding 'the end' will take place.- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

1 Cor 15:3-7 contains an earlier, pre-Pauline Christian creed that was probably in circulation amongst the early followers of Jesus. Paul quotes it here, inserts himself, and starts to build a case for the resurrection of the dead.- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

Paul understood that the inspiration and knowledge of his age was in-part, and that Love was the most important and lasting virtue.- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

What does salvation most likely look like for Paul & Jesus?- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

Understanding the context helps us to interpret the scriptures for application to our own lives and our own time. Paul's call for celibacy as the  preferred mode is in context of his expectation of the imminency of the end of the Age / world. " The time is short"- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory

The individual's body plays a special role in Paul's understanding of the world to come. "The body if for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body."- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fransandtory; - Instagram: @frans_and_tory