„In Christ All Will Be Made Alive” (1 Cor 15:12-58)
The Role of the Old Testament Quotations in the Pauline Argumentation for the Resurrection
Peter Lang,
Frankfurt am Main – Bern – Bruxelles – New York – Oxford – Wien 2013, ss. 322
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DESCRIPTION
Chapter fifteen of the First Letter to the Corinthians is essentially dedicated to the topic of resurrection, although there is also mention of other eschatological events. First, Paul refers to the christophany that confirmed the resurrection of Christ (vv. 1–11). He then discusses the resurrection of the faithful, and the resurrection of Christ (vv. 12–58) in his argumentation. 1 Cor 15 does not constitute the Apostle’s response to the direct question posed by the inhabitants of the Christian community in Corinth as was the case in other parts of the letter that directly refer to the said questions (cf. 1 Cor 7:1; 8:1; 11:2; 12:1, and 16:1). The proper motivation for the said disquisition we can find in v. 12: “Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you be saying that there is no resurrection of the dead?”.
In this study, we shall be dealing with a multi-aspect analysis of the Old Testament citations in 1 Cor 15:12–58. It should once again be noted that we are concerned with that part of the Pauline interpretation of the teaching about the resurrection, in which he concentrateson the resurrection of the faithful departed after earlier authenticating the resurrection of Christ (1 Cor 15:1–11). The research problem and objective (1), the current state of research concerning the said issue (2), and the adopted research methodology (3) shall be presented hereinbelow.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 Research problem and objectives
2 The current state of the research
2.1 The issue of citing in general
2.2 The issue of the OT quotations in 1 Cor 15:12–58
3 Presentation of the method and the content of the study
I INTRODUCTORY ISSUES
1 Paul’s use of the Old Testament quotations—introductory issues
1.1 The Old Testament quotations in Paul’s letters—Clarification of terms
and criteria of classification
1.2 The phenomenon of the Old Testament quoting in the Corpus Paulinum
2 1 Cor 15:12–58—Place in the structure of the letter and its inner structure
2.1 The place of 1 Cor 15:12–58 in the structure of the letter
2.2 The structure of 1 Cor 15:12–58
3 Defining of the Old Testament quotations in 1 Cor 15:12–58 and in their immediate context
3.1 Determination of the Old Testament quotations in 1 Cor 15:12–58
3.2 Determination of the closest context
of the Old Testament quotations in 1 Cor 15:12–58
II CITATION FROM PS 110[109]:1b IN 1 COR 15:25b
1 Source of the citation
2 The importance in the original text
2.1 Ideological base and the literary structure in Ps 110:1–7
2.2 Exegetical analysis of Ps 110:1–7
2.3 Contribution of v. 1b to Ps 110:1–7
3 Meaning in 1 Cor 15:23–28
III CITATION FROM PS 8:7b IN 1 COR 15:27a
1 Source of the citation
2 The importance in the original text
2.1 Ideological base and the literary structure in Ps 8:2–10
2.2 Exegetical analysis of Ps 8:2–10
2.3 Contribution of v. 7b to Ps 8:2–10
3 Meaning in 1 Cor 15:23–28
IV CITATION FROM ISA 22:13b IN 1 COR 15:32b
1 Source of the citation
2 The importance in the original text
2.1 Ideological base and the literary structure in Isa 22:1–14
2.2 Exegetical analysis of Isa 22:1–14
2.3 Contribution of v. 13b to Isa 22:1–14
3 Meaning in 1 Cor 15:31–34
V CITATION FROM GEN 2:7b IN 1 COR 15:45b
1 Source of the citation
2 The importance in the original text
2.1 Ideological base and the literary structure in Gen 2:4b–7
2.2 Exegetical analysis of Gen 2:4b–7
2.3 Contribution of v. 7b to Gen 2:4b–7
3 Meaning in 1 Cor 15:44b–49
VI CITATION FROM ISA 25:8a IN 1 COR 15:54b
1 Source of the citation
2 The importance in the original text
2.1 Ideological base and the literary structure in Isa 25:1–12
2.2 Exegetical analysis of Isa 25:1–12
2.3 Contribution of v. 8a to Isa 25:1–12
3 Meaning in 1 Cor 15:54–56
VII CITATIONS FROM HOS 13:14b IN 1 COR 15:55
1 Source of the citation
2 The importance in the original text
2.1 Ideological base and the literary structure in Hos 13:12–14:1
2.2 Exegetical analysis of Hos 13:12–14:1
2.3 Contribution of v. 13b to Hos 13:12–14:1
3 Meaning in 1 Cor 15:54–56
VIII THE OT CITATIONS IN 1 COR 15:12–58:
THEIR ROLE AND REDACTIONAL RE-WORKING
1 Recontextualization of quotations
2 Rhetorical function of quotations
3 Messianic/Christological interpretation of citations
4 Eschatological interpretation of citations
5 Application of gezerah shavah and qal wahomer methods in interpretation of citations
6 Application of early Christian tradition in quoting
CONCLUSIONS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Notka w New Testament Abstracts 51 (2014) 192
In discussing the six OT quotations in 1 Cor 15:12-58, Rosik, professor of NT exegesis at the Pontifical faculty of theology and of Jewish history at the University of Wrocław, identifies the source of the quotation, considers the phrase in its direct OT context, and discusses its importance in various parts of 1 Cor 15:12-58. After a thirteen-page general introduction, he deals with Paul’s use of the OT and the place of 1 Cor 15:12-58 in the letter as a whole and the role of the OT quotations in it. Next he treats each of the OT quotations: Ps 110[109]:1b in 1 Cor 15:25b; Ps 8:7b in 1 Cor 15:27a; Isa 22:13b in 1 Cor 15:32b; Gen 2:7b in 1 Cor 15:45b; Isa 25:8a in 1 Cor 15:54b; and Hos 13:14b in 1 Cor 15:55. Then he reflects on the role and redactional reworking of the OT quotations in 1 Cor 15:12-58. Rosik concludes that Ps 110:1b and Ps 8:7b probably functioned together in the pre-Pauline tradition, and that Paul went back to the early christological tradition which used Psalms 110 and 8 in order to validate the exaltation of Christ over all the forces of evil to justify the resurrection of the dead.
