Apocalyptic and the Passions: Overcoming a False Dichotomy in Pauline Studies
This article deals with how to conceive of sin in Romans 5-8. Currently there are two main views concerning the understanding of sin in these chapters. The apocalyptic school describes sin as a power extrinsic to the person. The moral philosophical interpretation, by contrast, contends that sin is a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 582-597 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Römerbrief 5-8
/ Sin
/ Apocalypticism
/ Passion
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Apocalyptic
B Passions B Sin B Romans B Paul |
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| Summary: | This article deals with how to conceive of sin in Romans 5-8. Currently there are two main views concerning the understanding of sin in these chapters. The apocalyptic school describes sin as a power extrinsic to the person. The moral philosophical interpretation, by contrast, contends that sin is a representation of action or the passions. While these schools are usually opposed to each other, this article proposes that the major concerns of the apocalyptic school - to understand sin as a reality that is universally determinative, that precedes human action and exceeds human strength, and from which only God can deliver humanity - are compatible with the interpretation of sin as action in some passages and as the passions in others. There may therefore be space for further collaboration between two views that are often opposed. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688521000060 |