Paul's Greatest Idea and Why It Was Forgotten

Paul is our only first-person witness to Jesus' resurrection, but as he lays out his understanding, in 1 Corinthians 15:35-54, of what that entailed, namely the transformation of the human being Jesus from flesh and blood to a "life-giving Spirit," it is in sharp contrast to the common idea of a body reviving and leaving an empty tomb. How can this be? In this video Dr. Tabor lays it all out, and shows how Paul's understanding is part of his "greatest idea," the creation of a divine family of Spirit-beings called the "offspring of God," exalted above angels, and part of a transformed cosmos...thus Romans 8:18-25. For a full exposition of how this view of Paul related to the gospel accounts of Jesus' empty tomb and resurrection of his physical "flesh and bone" body, see this article on Dr. Tabor's blog--and his subsequent discussion with the late Michael Reiser: https://jamestabor.com/why-people-are-confused-about-the-earliest-christian-view-of-resurrection-of-the-dead/ https://drmsh.com/james-tabors-essay-early-christianitys-view-resurrection-review/ On-line Course: Creating Jesus--Why Mark's Gospel was Forgotten https://sales.mvp-courses.com/firstgospel/ About Dr. James D. Tabor: https://jamestabor.com/about-dr-tabor/ Tabor Books: https://jamestabor.com/books Academic Blog: https://jamestabor.com; Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jamestaborvideos Support Dr. Tabor’s Research: https://www.patreon.com/jamesdtabor About Dr. James D. Tabor: https://jamestabor.com/about-dr-tabor/ Academia:https://independent.academia.edu/JamesTabor8 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjdtabor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jamesdtabor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamesdtabor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-tabor-12119324/ Personal Blog: https://genesia.org