The Cry of Victory: A Cruciform Reading of Psalm 44:22 in Romans 8:36
While Rom 8 has attracted an enormous amount of scholarly attention, Paul's citation of Ps 44:22 in Rom 8:36 has all but escaped the gaze of New Testament scholars. In this essay, a critical survey of prevailing interpretations of Rom 8:36 will suggest that Ps 44:22 must be placed in the contex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Eisenbrauns
2013
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Journal for the study of Paul and his letters
Year: 2013, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-45 |
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B Participation B Ps 44 B Jewett B Lament B Rhetoric B Suffering B cruciform B Rom 8 |
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| Summary: | While Rom 8 has attracted an enormous amount of scholarly attention, Paul's citation of Ps 44:22 in Rom 8:36 has all but escaped the gaze of New Testament scholars. In this essay, a critical survey of prevailing interpretations of Rom 8:36 will suggest that Ps 44:22 must be placed in the context of Paul's argument about participation in Christ in Rom 5-8. Because Rom 8:31-39 displays the features of a peroratio, the passage is explored as such. One of the primary functions of a peroratio was to recapitulate the previous argument. Tracing the argument of Rom 5-8 it is argued here that Paul employs a "logic of participation" that is fundamentally cruciform. Additionally, it is this participation logic that shapes Rom 8:31-39 and the jarring psalm citation. Contrary to previous interpretations, then, this essay argues that Paul's citation of Ps 44 serves a crucial role in recapitulating the logic of participation that pervades Rom 5-8. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-7941 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Paul and his letters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/26426476 |