Tracing Paul's Train of Thought in Romans 6–8

Abstract

Romans 5:12–8:39 goes over again the same basic train of thought covered earlier in 1:18–5:11. In both 1:18–5:11 and 5:12–8:39 the argument moves from the human condition to the divine remedy to the role of the law to ultimate salvation. This form of reasoning, repetition with variation, has roots in ancient Greco-Roman rhetoric.