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Romans 7 and the Resurrection of Lament in Christ

The Wretched “I” and His Biblical Doppelgänger

In: Novum Testamentum
Author:
Will N. Timmins Moore Theological College Sydney Australia

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29 Aug 2019
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Abstract

Relatively little attention has been paid to biblical parallels to the wretched “I” of Rom 7:14–25. A few scholars have observed features shared with the psalms of lament, but these studies have been limited in scope and have proved inconclusive in identifying the “I.” A comparison between Romans 7 and one of the psalms of lament, namely Psalm 119, reveals a number of significant verbal and conceptual correspondences, which throw fresh light onto previously unclear aspects of the “I”’s monologue. In addition, Paul’s wretched “I” is revealed as inhabiting the same symbolic world as the Christ-believers in Rome, experiencing with them the resurrection of lament in Christ.

Title:
Romans 7 and the Resurrection of Lament in Christ
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341639
Language:
English
Pages:
386–408
Keywords:
Romans 7; Psalm 119; psalms of lament; lament; resurrection
In:
Novum Testamentum
In:
Volume 61: Issue 4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5365
Print ISSN:
0048-1009
Subjects:
New Testament & Early Christian Writings, Biblical Studies, Biblical Interpretations

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