Jesus Christ
The apostles and disciples are witnesses of Jesus Christ: His ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, and the sending of the Holy Spirit.
Why it matters
The apostolic network is not a collection of independent teachers. Its unity comes from the one Lord whom they followed and proclaimed.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
Scripture
- John 1:1-18 — The Word is confessed as divine and as becoming flesh.
- Matthew 16:13-17 — Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 — Paul summarizes the received proclamation of Christ's death, burial, resurrection, and appearances.
- Acts 2:22-36 — Peter's Pentecost sermon proclaims the crucified and risen Jesus as Lord and Christ.
Primary sources
Paul recalls:
Paul states that Christ's death and resurrection belong to the received proclamation he handed on.
what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures
Passage context and translation
Paul reminds the Corinthians of the gospel he preached and explicitly introduces its death, burial, resurrection, and appearance claims as material he had received and handed on.
After the excerpt
that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve