Figure Of Adam In Romans 5 And 1 Corinthians 15

Introduction

1. Status Questionis On The Adam Typology In Paul

2. The Figure Of Adam In Ancient Jewish Sources

3. The Figure Of Adam In 1 Corinthians 15:21-22; 45-29, And Romans 5:12-21

Conclusion

Bibliography

Additional Info
It is widely recognized that in some of his letters, Paul develops a Christology based on a comparison between Adam and Christ, and that this Christology has antecedents in Jewish interpretation of Genesis 1-4. But Paul was not concerned simply to develop themes found in scripture.

Felipe Legarreta gives careful attention to patterns of exegesis in Second-Temple Judaism and identifies, for the first time, a number of motifs by which Jews drew ethical implications from the story of Adam and his expulsion from Eden. He then demonstrates that throughout the “Christological” passages in Romans and 1 Corinthians, Paul is taking part in a wider Jewish exegetical and ethical discussion regarding life in the new creation.