HERM SAB

Between Horror And Hope: Paul's Metaphorical Language Of Death In Romans 6:1-11

Plot

This is a study of Paul's metaphorical language of 'death' in Romans 6.1-11. The scholarly debate focuses on two main issues; the origin of the commentatio mortis tradition and its development. Dr. Sabou argues that the origin of this terminology is original to Paul; that it was the apostle's own insight into the meaning of Christ's death (a 'death to sin') and his understanding of the identity of Christ in his death (as the anointed davidic king) which guided him to create this metaphor of 'dying to sin' as a way of describing the relationship of the believer with sin.