Baptism on Account of the Dead (1 Cor:15:29): An Act of Faith in the Resurrection

Acts Ancient Rhetorical Apostle argument baptized on account Barrett believers Biblical body chap chapter 15 Church Cilicia claims Conzelmann Corin Corinth Corinthian Christianity Corinthian community Corinthians 15 Corinthians 15:29 cult Damascus dead death DeMaris deny the resurrection Diaspora Dürselen E. P. Sanders Early Christian Eerdmans emphasis original Epistle epistolary evidence example exegetes ExpTim fact faith first-century Foschini Galatians genre glossolalia gospel Grand Rapids Greco-Roman Hellenistic Ibid interpretation Jeremias Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews JSNT Judaism literary context Lord Luke means Murphy-O'Connor O'Neill ordinary baptism pagan Paul the Apostle Paul's letters Pauline literature person Pharisee practice preached problem protasis R. F. Collins Raeder raised reading of vicarious Reaume Religion religious resurrection of Christ Rissi rite Roman Corinth sacrament speaks Spirit Tarsus Tertullian Testament textual theology Thess thians Thiselton tion tism trans understanding University Press verse vicarious baptism vis-à-vis Wuellner