ABSTRACT
This monograph is a revision of the doctoral dissertation “Jesus' Resurrection in Early Christian Memory: The Implications of Memory Theory for Understanding Jesus' Resurrection in First Corinthians.” It utilizes a memory approach to interpret the account of Jesus' resurrection as recorded in First Corinthians. It argues that Paul remembers Jesus as having been resurrected with a transformed physical body. Furthermore, the centrality of Jesus' resurrection in Paul's theology suggests it was a deeply embedded memory of primary importance to the social identity of the early Christian communities.
Chapter 1 develops the need for the study—namely, after surveying the relevant literature, this is the first major study to investigate Jesus' resurrection in First Corinthians using a memory approach. The review focuses on the contributions of N. T. Wright, Michael Licona, Bart Ehrman, Tuomas Havukainen, James Dunn, Dale Allison, Matthew Levering, and Peter Carnley. This chapter also outlines the methodology of the study—namely, that of grammatical-historical exegesis accompanied by a memory approach.
