resurrection to the Christian gospel. For example, the pattern of the Christian’s new life delivered from sin according to Paul is given in these terms: “Even when we were dead in our trespasses, (God) made us alive together with Christ … and raised us up with Him” (Eph 2:5–6). Likewise relevant is the resurrection character of the believer’s identification with Christ’s own death and resurrection (Rom 6:5), the Christian’s resurrection life in the Spirit (Rom 8:11), the resurrection of the new Israel
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