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In this lecture, Douglas Moo explores New Testament writers' references to Adam, focusing on Paul and Romans 5:12-21. He asks whether these references require a historical person to make sense of the text. (Length: 43:13)
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This lecture explores the Apostle Paul’s various appeals to Adam with a view to the question whether his appeals require a historical, individual “Adam” in order to make sense of what he is saying. It focuses particularly on Romans 5:12–21, arguing that 1) the importance of a historical Adam depends to some degree on the exact nature of the way Paul connects Adam’s sin and death with the sin and death of all humans; and 2) on the most likely construals of the relationship, a historical Adam would appear to be necessary to account for Paul’s theological conclusions.
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Romans 5:12-21
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