16:1–8 The resurrection of Jesus was the single most important event in the formation of faith in Jesus in the early church. The resurrection not only overturned the effects of the crucifixion, giving life where there was death, but more importantly, signified that Jesus had been vindicated by God and made the prince and pioneer of salvation for anyone believing in him. In 1 Corinthians 15:12–28, Paul gives a concise description of the meaning of Jesus’ resurrection, portraying the risen Jesus as the basis of the hope of Christians for their own salvation and as the enthroned Lord who is to cause all things to submit to him for the glory of God the Father. This passage is but one of the many in the NT that indicate how central the resurrection of Jesus was in the proclamation of the early …