TABLE OF
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
CHAPTER ONE:
Sin and Law (Romans 3:1-8; 6:1-14 and 6:15-7:6)
I. Continuation
in Sin?
Let
Us Do Evil (Romans 3:1-8).
Shall
We Persist in Sin? (Romans 6:1-14)
Are
We to Sin? (Romans 6:15-7:6).
II. The Law
Which Came Later
The
Law Brings Knowledge of Sin.
Transgression
of the Law Calls for Punishment.
The
Law Arouses Sinful Desires
III. Sin and
the Law in Current Exegesis.
Sin.
The
Law
CHAPTER TWO:
Romans 7:7-25: Its Structure and Line of Thought
I. The
Structure . .
The
Diatribe Style
The
Inclusion (Romans 7:6 and 8:2)
An
Interruption in the Text (Romans 7:12 and 13)
The
End of the Pericope (Romans 7:24-8:1). .
II. The Line of
Thought.
The
First Part (Romans 7:7-12).
The
Second Part (Romans 7:13-25)
III. Remarks
and Questions
Text
and Context
The
"I"
CHAPTER
THREE: Romans 7:7-25: Exegesis
I. The First
Part (Romans 7:7-12).
Sin
and the Law (vv. 7-8)
The
Tragic Event (vv. 9-11)
The
Conclusion (v. 12)
II. The Second
Part (Romans 7:13-25)
The
Fleshly "I" (vv. 13-14)
The
Conflict Within the “I” (vv. 15-20)
The
Diagnosis (vv. 21-23) .
"Simul
iustus et pecccator?” (vv. 24-25)
III. Epilogue
and Questions .
CHAPTER FOUR:
Who is That "I"? Several Proposals
I. Four Basic
Proposals
Paul
Himself.
Adam
..
Israel
or the Jews Under the Law
Christians.
II. Composite
Proposals
Fusion
..
The
Psychological “I”
III. Brief
Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE:
The Identity of the “I”
I. Does Paul
Mean Himself? .
A
Rhetorical "I”
To
a Great Extent Autobiographical
Transgression
of the Law.
II. Allusions
to Salvation History
Paul's
Own Growth?
The
Fall of Adam
Unredeemed
Israel
III.
Existential Character .
A
Retrospective of the Unregenerate Past
Relevance
for the Christian Future.
IV. Conclusion
CHAPTER SIX:
Christian Certainty of Salvation (Romans 8:1-17 and 31-39)
I. Led by the
Spirit (Romans 8:1-17)
The
Text
The
Line of Thought
The
Indwelling Spirit
II. Nothing Can
Separate Us from the Love of God (Romans 8:31-39) ..
A
First Reading of the text
Content
Certainty?
.
If
God Is for Us...
CHAPTER
SEVEN: Creation Which Groans (Romans 8:19-22)
I. Train of
Thought
The
Textual Unit
Content
II. Explanation
Verses
18-22
Verses
23-25
Verses
26-27
Verses
28-30
III. The Future
of the World
Does
Creation Groan? .
Rupture
or Union? .
The
Commission
CHAPTER
EIGHT: Critical and Actualizing Observations.
Two
Considerations
Relevance
for Christians Today.
APPENDIX
Four
Modern Translations
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
