Description: This book challenges the popular view that Romans 7:14-25 describes the typical Christian battle against sin and invites us to take seriously the Bible's assurances that the Holy Spirit frees us from sin's power.
Brief description: Joseph R. Dodson is the Dr. Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament at Denver Seminary and associate pastor at New Denver Church.
Review Quotes:
"Dodson and Motl's book covers the complicated ground of Romans 7 in a winsome and pastoral way, arguing that Christians are not captives but conquerors. This is the best short summary of Romans 7 that I have read. It includes the history of interpretation, the larger context, and careful exegesis of the passage itself. Those who disagree must reckon with the arguments in this book." --Patrick Schreiner, associate professor of New Testament and biblical theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
"On the hot topic of the 'I' of Romans 7, Dodson and Motl model expert exegesis: attentive to historical context, insightful reading of Romans as a whole, and inspiring in terms of understanding Pauline theology and biblical theology more widely. Concise, well-written--and convincing!" --Nijay K. Gupta, professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary