Romans 7 and Christian identity : A Study of the "I" in its literary context

In this book, Will N. Timmins provides a close rereading of Romans 7 within its literary-argumentative context and offers a fresh and compelling solution to the identity of the 'I' in this text. Challenging existing paradigms, which fail to provide both literary coherence and theological... Full description

Main Author:	Timmins, Will N.
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019
Series:	Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 170.
Subjects:	BIBLE.N.T. - ROMANS - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC. IDENTITY (PSYCHOLOGY) - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
1.1. Riddle of `I'
1.2. Return to a Fictive `I'
1.3. Approach of This Study
2. Speech-In-Character: A Critical Assessment
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Formal Introduction of the Speaker
2.3. Apostrophe
2.4. Change of Voice and Characterisation
2.5. Origen's Witness
2.6. Conclusion
3. Romans 3:7: The Singularity and Solidarity of `I'
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Speaker: Paul or His Interlocutor?
3.3. Addressees: Interlocutor or Roman Readers?
3.4. Israel or the World?
3.5. `I' in Verse 7
3.6. Conclusion
4. Romans 6:12
19: Life in the Mortal Body
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Death and Resurrection with Christ
4.3. Romans 6:12: The Mortality of the Body
4.4. Romans 6:19: The Weakness of the Flesh
4.5. Conclusion
5. Romans 7:7
13: `I' and Adamic Solidarity
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Discourse of `I'
5.3. Experience of `I'
5.4. History of `I'
5.5. Conclusion
6. Romans 7:14
25: `I' and Christian Identity
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Condition of `I'
6.3. Time of `I'
6.4. Character of `I'
6.5. Conclusion
7. Conclusion
7.1. Summary of Argument
7.2. `I' and the Christian Life.

Romans 7 and Christian identity : A Study of the "I" in its literary context

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