‘Sins’ in Paul

A familiar feature in Pauline scholarship is the view that Sin as a power, and the concomitant forces of the flesh and death, are the dominant elements in Paul's account of the human plight. The present article seeks not to deny the significance of these elements, but to argue that equally impo...

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Published in:New Testament studies 2018-04, Vol.64 (2), p.143-161
Main Author: Gathercole, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baptism
Death & dying
Exegesis & hermeneutics
God
New Testament
Paul, Saint (5?-67? AD)
Sin
Theology
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Summary:A familiar feature in Pauline scholarship is the view that Sin as a power, and the concomitant forces of the flesh and death, are the dominant elements in Paul's account of the human plight. The present article seeks not to deny the significance of these elements, but to argue that equally important are ‘sins’ or individual infractions of the divine will. It is argued here that recent developments in Pauline studies have, in combination, led to an unwarranted downplaying of sins plural. In a number of key passages, Paul includes such acts of transgression in his account of the human plight.
ISSN:0028-6885
1469-8145
DOI:10.1017/S0028688517000327