TryingToLearn
Puritan Board Freshman
I'm looking for commentaries that take Romans 5:12 ("because all sinned"), as meaning, all sinned "in Adam", as their federal head. So far, I can only find 2 commentaries (Murray and Moo) that take it this way (I believe Leon Morris also does, but I can't get access to it at the moment).
All other commentaries I can find (Schreiner, Longnecker, Dunn, Cranfield [and Bruce who seems to agree with him], Wright, Osborne, Kruse) take a mediate view in this verse where death spreads to all people because of their own sin, which they inevitably commit because of an inherited sin nature. Popular reformed commentators (Sproul, Fesko) obviously take the traditional view, but I'm looking for exegetical commentaries.
Any other (modern) academic commentaries besides Murray and Moo take the traditional Reformed/Augustinian view here? And more importantly, are there any good exegetical arguments for this view and against the objections of the majority of modern commentators?
Right now I'm like 51% in favor of Moo's interpretation of v. 12, but I'm beginning to lean towards Schreiner's understanding of verse (and everyone else I mentioned with him).
All other commentaries I can find (Schreiner, Longnecker, Dunn, Cranfield [and Bruce who seems to agree with him], Wright, Osborne, Kruse) take a mediate view in this verse where death spreads to all people because of their own sin, which they inevitably commit because of an inherited sin nature. Popular reformed commentators (Sproul, Fesko) obviously take the traditional view, but I'm looking for exegetical commentaries.
Any other (modern) academic commentaries besides Murray and Moo take the traditional Reformed/Augustinian view here? And more importantly, are there any good exegetical arguments for this view and against the objections of the majority of modern commentators?
Right now I'm like 51% in favor of Moo's interpretation of v. 12, but I'm beginning to lean towards Schreiner's understanding of verse (and everyone else I mentioned with him).
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