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1 Corinthians 15 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Resurrection
This chapter includes a very important teaching about the resurrection of Jesus. The Greek people did not believe that a person could live after they died. Paul defends the resurrection of Jesus and its importance for all believers. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/resurrection and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe)
Special concepts in this chapter
Resurrection
The resurrection is presented as the ultimate proof that Jesus is God and a central aspect of the gospel. Christ is the first of many who will be raised to life. There are few doctrines as important as this one. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
This chapter is filled with many different figures of speech. These help Paul to express difficult theological concepts in a way that people can understand.