Romans
5:12-21
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- III.XVI.9, III.XVIII.7, III.XXI.10, III.XXII.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- III.9, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- VII.XIII, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- II.9, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- IV.XL, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- Section 4, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- From Martin Luther's Bible Commentary (1545).
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Grace was poured so plentifully from heaven that it did not only counterbalance sin, but beyond this it surpassed it."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "By Christ and his righteousness, we have more and greater privileges than we lost by the offence of Adam."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "And as death through the sin of the first Adam reigned even over them who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression; so through the righteousness of Christ, even those who have not obeyed, after the likeness of his obedience, shall reign in life."
- God's Love to Fallen Man
(Romans 5:15). Sermon by John Wesley.
- "...he created the parent of all mankind in his own image; and he permitted all men to be made sinners, by the disobedience of that one man, that, by the obedience of one, all who receive the free gift may be infinitely holier and happier to all eternity."
- "Law and Grace," Romans 5:20, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1855.
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "This profound and most weighty section has occasioned an immense deal of critical and theological discussion, in which every point, and almost every clause, has been contested."
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Through the one all have sinned; through the other all are made righteous, as far as the sin in Adam is involved."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Romans 5: 12-19, Lucy Lind Hogan, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "To describe the Christian community in Rome at the middle of the first century as diverse is an understatement..."
- Commentary,
Romans 5:12-19, Sarah Henrich, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "The grim realities we live with do not tell the whole story of God or of our lives."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Lent 1," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "While Paul's statements about the Law here are all too brief and appear to pose alternatives which may be too sharply drawn (is not the Law, the Torah, also a gift of grace?), the focus on grace and love rather than law and rule as the basis for human transformation takes us to the heart of the good news and of hope for humanity."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, God's Saving Work in the Letter to the Romans: Lectionary Texts for the Pentecost Season, Arland J. Hurtgren, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1993.
- "God's Gift: Jesus Christ," "Sin and Forgiveness," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Paul's Problem," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long. Part 2.
- "From the
Curse to the Cure (Romans 5:12-21)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "Those who are the victims of Adam's sin are also guilty of personal sin, of their own doing."
- "I'm
Fallen and I Can't Get Up!: An Exegetical on Romans 5:12-19," by D. Wayne Stiles,
II, at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "An important application to the church today is to preach the gospel to all men in fulfillment of the Great Commission."
- Commentary,
Romans 5: 12-19, Lucy Lind Hogan, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- Articles & Background:
-
"Romans 5-8 as Pastoral Theology," Stanley N. Olson, Word & World,
1986.
- "The unity and functions of the exhortation and assurance in Romans 5-8 are clarified when the section is understood as pastoral theology."
-
"The
Sting of Death," Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Chicago Theological
Seminary. Theology Today, 1989.
- "Although we no longer live in a world constructed around imagery of heaven, purgatory, and hell, a look at past attempts to comprehend the 'great riddle' of death, as Augustine remarked, might help us. Listening first-hand to the words of Augustine, Calvin, or Kierkegaard vividly illustrates the tenor of the changes that have occurred over the sweep of more than nineteen centuries-but also the constancy of human experience beneath the changes.... [T]hey depict a reality we know, and in a way that can help us think about it more clearly."
-
"Romans 5-8 as Pastoral Theology," Stanley N. Olson, Word & World,
1986.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Bell, Daniel M., "Jesus, The Jews, and the Politics
of God's Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bird, Michael F., "Incorporated
Righteousness: A Response to Recent Evangelical Discussion Concerning
the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness in Justification," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Campbell, K.M., "The Messianic
Covenant," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1972.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cousar, Charles B.,
"Paul and the Death of Jesus," Interpretation, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Drummond, Alistair,
"Between Text and Sermon, Romans 5:12-21," Interpretation, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Eisenbaum, Pamela,
"A Remedy for Having Been Born of Woman: Jesus, Gentiles, and Genealogy in
Romans," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gaventa, Beverly R.,
"The Cosmic Power of Sin in Paul's Letter to the Romans,"
Interpretation, 2004. (See also,
Romans, issue focus for Interpretation, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gieschen, Charles A., "Original Sin in the New
Testament," Concordia Journal, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Herrmann, Eric, "Homiletical Helps on LSB Series A -
Epistles," (Romans 5:12-19 begins on page 68), Concordia Journal,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Hultgren, Arland J., "God's Saving Work in the Letter to the Romans:
Lectionary Texts for the Pentecost Season," Word & World,
1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kirk,
J.R. Daniel, "Reconsidering Dikaiōma
in Romans 5:16," Journal of Biblical Literature,
2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kline,
Meredith G., "Gospel Until the Law: Rom 5:13-14 and the Old Covenant,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Miller-McLemore, Bonnie, "The Sting of Death," Theology Today,
1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Olson,
Stanley N., "Romans 5-8 as Pastoral Theology," Word & World, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Paulson, Steven D., "My Sinful Self: The Self as Enemy," Word & World,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Poirier, John C., "Romans 5:13-14 and the Universality of Law,"
Novum Testamentum, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porter,
Stanley E.,
"The Argument of Romans 5: Can a Rhetorical Question Make a Difference?"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Rapinchuk, Mark, "Universal Sin and Salvation in Romans 5:12-21,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Reid,
Marty L.,
"A Rhetorical Analysis of Romans 1:1 - 5:21 with Attention Given to the
Rhetorical Function of 5:1-21," Perspectives in Religious
Studies, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Roose, Hanna,
"Sharing in Christ's Rule: Tracing a Debate in Earliest Christianity,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schumacher, William W., "Homiletical Helps on LSB
Series A - Epistles," (Romans 5:6-15 begins on page 105), Concordia
Journal, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Snodgrass, Klyne, "Spheres of
Influence: A Possible Solution to the Problem of Paul and the Law,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thomas, Robert L., "Hermeneutics of
the New Perspective on Paul," Master's Seminary Journal, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Turnbull, Stephan K., "Grace and Gift
in Luther and Paul," Word & World, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Weaver, David, "The Exegesis of
Romans 5:12 among the Greek Fathers and Its Implication for the Doctrine
of Original Sin: The 5th - 12th Centuries," St Vladimir's Theological
Quarterly, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Westerholm, Stephen,
"The Righteousness of the Law and the Righteousness of Faith in Romans,"
Interpretation, 2004. (See also,
Romans, issue focus for Interpretation, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bell, Daniel M., "Jesus, The Jews, and the Politics
of God's Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
- Reviews:
- Simon J. Gathercole Where Is Boasting?: Early Jewish Soteriology and Paul's Response in Romans 1-5. Eerdmans, 2002.
- Sermons:
- "Adam and Christ," from a series of sermons on the book of Romans by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Washington.
- "Christmas Down Under," the Rev. Ignacio Castuera, Day 1, 1999.
- "You Are Accepted," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations, 1955. At Religion Online.
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Mar 13, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Romans 5:12-19 and The STory of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles, Matthew 4:1-11 and Down the Road by Alice Shertle.
- Drama:
- "A Tale of Two Gardens," Michele Pitman, dramatix.
- "Circle of Love," John McNeil, dramatix.
- "Don't You See Me?" Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
- "The Burden," Diane Schaffner, dramatix.
- "Dirty Laundry," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
- "The Great Veggie Heist of Artesian Valley," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
- "Check, Please!" Scott Phillips, dramatix.
- "Order in the Court," Christin Kuck, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Romans 5:18, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- "Broken World," After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- One Person's Sin Changed Every Life Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: WOODWORTH 8.8.8.8 (“Just As I Am, Without One Plea”) A new hymn based on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19 that was written for The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2011 and available with the music.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Romans 5:20. The Cyber Hymnal.
- The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: scroll down for hymn suggestions.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Romans
