Israel and Paul in Romans 7.7–12
The close relationship between sin and the law, a recurring theme in Romans 1–4 (3. 19; 4. 15; 5. 20), is given clearest expression in 7. 1–6. In language reminiscent of the discussion of sin in chap. 6, the law is pictured as a power from whose lordship believers find release in Christ (w. 4, 6) an...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1986
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New Testament studies
Year: 1986, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 122-135 |
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| Summary: | The close relationship between sin and the law, a recurring theme in Romans 1–4 (3. 19; 4. 15; 5. 20), is given clearest expression in 7. 1–6. In language reminiscent of the discussion of sin in chap. 6, the law is pictured as a power from whose lordship believers find release in Christ (w. 4, 6) and as an instrument in the arousing of sinful passions which lead to death (v. 5). No wonder that Paul feels it necessary to defend the law from the charge that it is sin (v. 7; cf. v. 12), offering an explanation of the relationship between sin and the law which exonerates the latter (vv. 8–11).1 This explanation takes the form of a narrative in which sin is cast in the role of the active culprit, while the law is pictured as a passive instrument, used by sin as a ‘bridgehead’ (άϕορμή–vv. 8, 11) to deceive and bring death. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500013540 |