‏ 1 Corinthians 15:6

 To above five hundred brethren at once ( επανω πεντακοσιοις αδελφοις εφαπαξ ).  Επανω here is just an adverb with no effect on the case. As a preposition with the ablative see Mt 5:14. This incident is the one described in Mt 28:16 the prearranged meeting on the mountain in Galilee. The strength of this witness lies in the fact that the majority ( ο πλειους ) of them were still living when Paul wrote this Epistle, say spring of A.D. 54 or 55, not over 25 years after Christ's resurrection.

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