verse, was indeed a bodily resurrection. This is true enough. But it should be observed that Paul does not say that just as Christ was raised, we too will be raised. Instead he connects the resurrection of Christ with the possibility of a new life for those who are his. And this new life belongs to the present time. Furthermore, the syntax at the beginning of v. 6 is intended to relate closely to the mention of resurrection at the end of v. 5. Yet one looks in vain for anything in v. 6 that relates