Adam - A "Type" of Christ?

The purpose of this book is to investigate Paul s use
of the word type in Romans 5:14. Adam as a type
of Christ appears incongruent with the rest of the
passage, which seems to put Adam and Christ in total
opposition.

There is no denying the contrasts between Adam and
Christ in their personage, nor in their actions. Even
with respect to the actual consequences on those they
affected, the differences are obvious, but there are
very important comparisons which may be Paul s true
focus in this passage. Paul is comparing the
principles of sin and death and the principle of
righteousness and life in Christ Jesus.

The Adam-Christ typology is both comparison and
contrast. God purposed in Adam the typology pointing
to Christ to reveal that just as sin and death became
universal through the action of another (Adam), so
righteousness and life come only through the action
of Another (Christ).

Autorentext

Laurie has her BA in Intercultural Ministries from New Tribes
Mission, and MA in Religious Studies from Liberty University.
With her husband and 5 children, she served as a missionary in
Panama. They are now mobilizers for NTM in the USA. Laurie is an
adjunct professor at LU and on the Board of Directors for
International Gospel Outreach.

Klappentext

The purpose of this book is to investigate Paul's use
of the word "type" in Romans 5:14. Adam as a "type"
of Christ appears incongruent with the rest of the
passage, which seems to put Adam and Christ in total
opposition.

There is no denying the contrasts between Adam and
Christ in their personage, nor in their actions. Even
with respect to the actual consequences on those they
affected, the differences are obvious, but there are
very important comparisons which may be Paul's true
focus in this passage. Paul is comparing the
principles of sin and death and the principle of
righteousness and life in Christ Jesus.

The Adam-Christ typology is both comparison and
contrast. God purposed in Adam the typology pointing
to Christ to reveal that just as sin and death became
universal through the action of another (Adam), so
righteousness and life come only through the action
of Another (Christ).