1 Corinthians 15 Firstfruits In this part our study, 1 Corinthians firstfruits, we examine another concept that suggests the chapter focuses on spiritual death versus natural or biological death. This is noted in the term firstfruits (Gk. aparche). Firstfruits describes two concepts. The first is chronological, i.e. the order of time in which the event occurs. Secondly, the nature of the event. The idea of the firstfruits relates to the Jewish harvests which was centered around the feast days. Three pilgrimage festivals were mandated in Exodus 23:14-17: a seven-day springtime festival centered around the cereal harvest; an early summer festival when cereal harvests ...

First Corinthians 15 and Hosea 6 ID:43421053 In the previous study, we began by addressing the question of whether First Corinthians focuses on physical or spiritual death. We suggested from the text of 1 Cor. 15:1-4 that the message of Christ dying for our sins is the starting point for the investigation. In this study, we offer further support for that premise by examining the source of Paul's quotation. We find this quote in Hosea 5:12-6:1-2. The Old Testament is the framework for understanding the New Testament. The key to solving the mysteries found in the New Testament are often easily understood when ...