Oh διά! How is Romans 4:25 to be Understood?
How are we to understand the difficult expression ‘raised for our justification’ (Romans 4:25b)? The clue lies in taking seriously the two διά + accusatives in Romans 4:23. There they express a parallel between the promise of righteousness ‘for him (Abraham)’ and the same kind of promise, still vali...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-157 |
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| Summary: | How are we to understand the difficult expression ‘raised for our justification’ (Romans 4:25b)? The clue lies in taking seriously the two διά + accusatives in Romans 4:23. There they express a parallel between the promise of righteousness ‘for him (Abraham)’ and the same kind of promise, still valid ‘for us’. This same emphasis should be taken into 4:25, ‘for us … for us.’ Such a reading is not only backed up by the Isaiah 53 echo and the contents of Romans 5, it also serves to explain the meaning of Romans 4:25b. Abraham was given an opportunity for ‘righteousness-producing faith’ through a tension between ‘under-realized reality’ and God's faithfulness (vv.18–22). Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the same opportunity is now afforded to ‘us’. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fli269 |