In 1 Corinthians 15:49, Paul refers to Jesus as the "heavenly man" in a comparison with the "first Adam." The idea of the "heavenly man" was not new to the Jews of the first century. Join us in this video as we explore the background to the concept and how it shows up today within the area of Jewish Mysticism.

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Class Handout:
https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/heavenly-man-1-cor-1549

Regarding there being a copy of everything on earth also being in the Heavens - like the Heavenly Man as a model (image and likeness) for humanity, see the following verses:
Exodus 25:9 - God will "show" Moses the Tabernacle (https://biblehub.com/exodus/25-9.htm)
Exodus 25:40 - https://biblehub.com/exodus/25-40.htm
Hebrews 8:5 - the sanctuary is a copy of what is in Heaven (https://biblehub.com/hebrews/8-5.htm)

Resources:
Louis Ginzberg - Adam Kadmon - http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/761-adam-kadmon

Daniel Boyarin, “Logos, a Jewish Word: John’s Prologue as Midrash,”
https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy_Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds_The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549?pls=RHC94DMla

Adam Kadmon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Kadmon

Sections:
1:11 - Introduction
5:55 - Mandorla
11:06 - Adam Kadmon
18:41 - Philo of Alexandria
20:42 - Ezekiel 1
30:33 - John 1:1-5
34:00 - Colossians 1:15-17
36:06 - Incarnation
37:42 - Human Soul
39:10 - 1 Corinthians 15:45-49