ascension, ‘from heaven’ (v. 47),13 ‘the man from heaven’ (v. 48). All told, the last Adam, who has become ‘the life-giving Spirit’, is specifically the exalted Christ. 3) In the immediate context (vv. 42–49), ‘life-giving’ contemplates Christ’s future action, when he will resurrect the mortal bodies of believers (cf. v. 22). Within the broader context of Paul’s teaching, however, his present activity, as well, is surely in view. As we have already noted, the resurrection of the Christian, in union