The Type of the One to Come: Adam in Paul’s Theology

This lecture explores the Apostle Paul’s various appeals to Adam with a view to the question whether his appeals require a historical, individual “Adam” in order to make sense of what he is saying. It focuses particularly on Romans 5:12–21, arguing that 1) the importance of a historical Adam depends to some degree on the exact nature of the way Paul connects Adam’s sin and death with the sin and death of all humans; and 2) on the most likely construals of the relationship, a historical Adam would appear to be necessary to account for Paul’s theological conclusions.

Biography

Douglas J. Moo (PhD University of St. Andrews) is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. His most recent publication is a revised second edition of his commentary on Romans for the NICNT series (Eerdmans, 2018). He currently serves as chair for the New International Version translation committee.