1 Corinthians 15:5
“and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.”
What does 1 Corinthians 15:5 mean?
After his resurrection, Jesus first appeared to Peter (Cephas is his Aramaic name), and then to the group of twelve apostles. Paul is building a historical case for why people believed Jesus had risen from the dead, listing the witnesses in order, starting with Peter. This matters because it shows that Jesus' resurrection wasn't a private spiritual experience or legend that grew over time, but something people encountered directly enough to stake their lives on it.