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The Historical Adam and the Saving Christ
In this series, Daniel Kirk looks at Paul’s theological arguments concerning Jesus Christ in Romans and 1 Corinthians 15, exploring to what extent Paul’s statements rest on the historicity of Adam and Eve. He first explains how Old Testament stories relate Israel’s history to the purposes of God in the world. After looking at the Old and New texts, he concludes that Paul is interpreting the Adam narrative in light of Christ and not vice versa. As Kirk finishes his discussion, he scrutinizes Paul’s claims in 1 Corinthians as he searches for their underlying purposes.
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The Historical Adam and the Saving Christ, Part 1: Adam as Israel
In Romans and 1 Corinthians, in particular, Paul presents Jesus as a “Second Adam.” Does this not, then, imply both that Paul himself thought that Adam was a historical figure?
The Historical Adam and the Saving Christ, Part 2: Jesus as the One Man
Why can we make this distinction between the historicity of Adam and the theological validity of Jesus as the representative human?
The Historical Adam and the Saving Christ Part 3: Jesus as the New Humanity
In the Old Testament itself, the story of Adam is told not simply to tell us “what happened.” It tells us who Israel is called to be before God.