UNDAILY Episode 126
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
1 CORINTHIANS 15, 1-8 (NIV)
In ancient Greek philosophy, the prevailing view was that the body is temporary and less important than the spirit. This philosophy could have influenced some members of the Corinthian community, who questioned the physicality of the resurrection, considering it to be unreal or less significant. Apostle Paul, in writing the Letter to the Corinthians, was aware of these cultural and philosophical conditions. He emphasized the bodily resurrection of Jesus as the central element of Christian faith, crucial in conveying the Good News of the resurrection.
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