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"Wretch I Am!" Eve's Tragic Speech-in-Character in Romans 7:7–25
- Author(s):
- Nicholas Elder (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Biblical Studies, New Testament, Religious Studies
- Subject(s):
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint, Bible. New Testament
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Adam, Epistle to the Romans, Eve, Intertextuality, Tragedy, Apostle Paul, New Testament
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M60Q1R
- Abstract:
- Of the myriad approaches to the identity of the “I” in Rom 7:7–25, missing is any study that considers seriously the tragic Greek laments. This article offers a new perspective on the identity of the "wretched man" — rather, the "wretched woman" — in Rom 7:7–25. I contend, based on generic and inter-traditional arguments, that Eve, not Adam, is the individual identified in Paul's speech-in-character in this chapter. Paul has recast Eve in the role of the female lamenter who bemoans her tragic condition. By doing so, he has uniquely fused Second Temple Jewish traditions about Eve with tragic traditions that were prevalent in his Greco-Roman context.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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