The author begins this chapter with a few lines of autobiography, narrating how he was asked to deal with the references to Adam in Paul's discussion of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 in preparation for the Pauline Colloquium of 1983. The author then presents an overview of the themes discussed in the chapters of the Pauline Colloquium, and a list of different groups at Corinth. There is nothing like 1 Corinthians in the Pauline corpus, no other letter in which Paul moves from one practical matter to another, sometimes answering questions addressed to him in a letter, sometimes dealing with matters he has heard of in other ways. What is to be seen in 2 Corinthians is a violent personal attack on Paul. The party that appears most clearly is an Anti-Paul party. Anti-Pauline activity takes several forms. Keywords: Adam; Corinthians; Paul; Pauline Colloquium; resurrection