NT Text: 1 Corinthians 15:27
OT Source(s):
Source: Beale & Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology + Promise-Fulfillment
Anchor Text: Ps 8 — What Is Man
Significance: Psalm 8 celebrates humanity's exalted status in creation - crowned with glory and given dominion over creation. Paul applies this christologically: Jesus is the true human who fulfills humanity's creation mandate. Through resurrection, Christ receives universal dominion, subjecting all enemies including death. This hermeneutical move reveals Paul's Adam-Christ typology: Adam failed to exercise dominion, but Christ as the "last Adam" (15:45) succeeds. The original Psalm refers to "son of man" - Paul sees this fulfilled in Jesus. By connecting Psalm 8 to resurrection, Paul shows that Christ's dominion isn't merely spiritual but cosmic, requiring bodily resurrection to consummate. This grounds Christian hope: Christ's resurrection guarantees ours, since He exercises Psalm 8's dominion on behalf of redeemed humanity.