The Figure of Adam in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15

<p>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 14. But Paul was not concerned simply to develop themes found in scripture.</p> 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.</p>