Intertextuality in 1 Cor 15:54-55. A Call for Comfort and Admonition
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reaffirms the belief in the resurrection of Jesus, which also functions as a justification for the Christian faith. Towards the end, he describes the victory over death through Jesus, which includes the saying “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victor...
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| description | In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reaffirms the belief in the resurrection of Jesus, which also functions as a justification for the Christian faith. Towards the end, he describes the victory over death through Jesus, which includes the saying “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” in 1 Cor 15:54-55. It is well known that this saying alludes to Isa 25:8 and Hos 13:14. The function of this intertextual reference remains dubious however, especially since there seems to be no explicit reason why Paul might want to combine these two OT passages. This paper argues for a deliberate intertextual allusion that takes the context of Isa 25:8 and Hos 13:14 into account and reads the saying within 1 Cor 15:54-58, which shows that Paul’s theological interpretation of the resurrection has a twofold nature that is both comforting and admonishing. He takes Jesus to be the fulfilment of the promise made in Isa 25:8 and uses the context of Hosea 13 to present a warning to the Corinthian church to remain steadfast in Christ. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b856195aa6e4111b88bca4f1e9a6fd92022-12-22T02:01:05ZdeuArgeAssProtokolle zur Bibel2412-24672015-06-01241Intertextuality in 1 Cor 15:54-55. A Call for Comfort and AdmonitionSteffen Jöris0RWTH Aachen UniversityIn 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reaffirms the belief in the resurrection of Jesus, which also functions as a justification for the Christian faith. Towards the end, he describes the victory over death through Jesus, which includes the saying “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” in 1 Cor 15:54-55. It is well known that this saying alludes to Isa 25:8 and Hos 13:14. The function of this intertextual reference remains dubious however, especially since there seems to be no explicit reason why Paul might want to combine these two OT passages. This paper argues for a deliberate intertextual allusion that takes the context of Isa 25:8 and Hos 13:14 into account and reads the saying within 1 Cor 15:54-58, which shows that Paul’s theological interpretation of the resurrection has a twofold nature that is both comforting and admonishing. He takes Jesus to be the fulfilment of the promise made in Isa 25:8 and uses the context of Hosea 13 to present a warning to the Corinthian church to remain steadfast in Christ.https://www.protokollezurbibel.at/index.php/pzb/article/view/26911 Corinthians 15sting of deathPauline eschatologyintertextualityIsaiah 25Hosea 13 |
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| title | Intertextuality in 1 Cor 15:54-55. A Call for Comfort and Admonition |
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| title_short | Intertextuality in 1 Cor 15:54-55. A Call for Comfort and Admonition |
| title_sort | intertextuality in 1 cor 15 54 55 a call for comfort and admonition |
| topic | 1 Corinthians 15 sting of death Pauline eschatology intertextuality Isaiah 25 Hosea 13 |
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