Our interest here is in seeing the world through Paul’s (ever so apostolic) eyes: in grasping something of the way Paul came to view, and convinced others to view, the nature and terms of human existence. But in these opening verses, he provides only a brief summary of what it is that he communicates to others, using terms (“gospel of God,” “Son of God,” “resurrection from the dead”) that we may more conveniently explore when they become central to his argument. What dominates the introduction is