Christian Experience and Paul’s Logic of Solidarity: The Spiral Structure of Romans 5–8
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Eastman, S
Published in: Biblical Annals
January 1, 2022
This essay investigates key aspects of the rhetorical structure of Romans 5–8 in relationship to Paul’s depictions of Christian experience. Taking Romans 5:1–5 as a blueprint for a trajectory of hope in chapters 5–8, I discuss three textual “detours” where Paul interrupts that trajectory: a rhetorical performance of life under sin (7:7–25), a depiction of union with all creation in suffering and hope (8:18–27), and a cry of lament (8:26). These rhetorical interruptions evoke Christian experience in solidarity with all creation—a solidarity that in turn displays Christ’s redemptive participation in the depths of all human dereliction, and thereby evokes hope.
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Biblical Annals
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2451-2168
ISSN
2083-2222
Publication Date
January 1, 2022
Volume
12
Issue
2
Start / End Page
233 / 253
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Eastman, S. (2022). Christian Experience and Paul’s Logic of Solidarity: The Spiral Structure of Romans 5–8. Biblical Annals, 12(2), 233–253. https://doi.org/10.31743/biban.13513
Eastman, S. “Christian Experience and Paul’s Logic of Solidarity: The Spiral Structure of Romans 5–8.” Biblical Annals 12, no. 2 (January 1, 2022): 233–53. https://doi.org/10.31743/biban.13513.
Eastman S. Christian Experience and Paul’s Logic of Solidarity: The Spiral Structure of Romans 5–8. Biblical Annals. 2022 Jan 1;12(2):233–53.
Eastman, S. “Christian Experience and Paul’s Logic of Solidarity: The Spiral Structure of Romans 5–8.” Biblical Annals, vol. 12, no. 2, Jan. 2022, pp. 233–53. Scopus, doi:10.31743/biban.13513.
Eastman S. Christian Experience and Paul’s Logic of Solidarity: The Spiral Structure of Romans 5–8. Biblical Annals. 2022 Jan 1;12(2):233–253.
Published In
Biblical Annals
DOI
EISSN
2451-2168
ISSN
2083-2222
Publication Date
January 1, 2022
Volume
12
Issue
2
Start / End Page
233 / 253