The Exile of Adam in Romans

Dr. David Barry joins us to speak about his book, The Exile of Adam in Romans: The Reversal of the Curse against Adam and Israel in the Substructure of Romans 5 and 8 (Fortress Academic, 2021) In this book, Barry investigates the “divine son” motif in Romans 5 and 8 through the lens of exile and restoration. Both Adam’s exclusion from Eden and Israel’s exile from Palestine are, for Paul, a divine son falling short of God’s holiness and forfeiting the divine inheritance and presence. The themes of Adam and Israel are complementary examples of sin and separation from God, which Paul argues are reversed in Christ and for believers in union with him. This theme of “divine sons” provides a framework for interpreting Paul’s use of restoration prophecies in Romans 5 and 8. Dr. Barry is pastor at Midway Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Powder Springs, Georgia and Visiting Lecturer in New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta. He received his Ph.D. in New Testament from Westminster Theological Seminary (2018). Prior to his doctoral work, he studied at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, (M.Div, 2013), and Clemson University (BS, 2009). Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:51 Background and Biography00:07:25 Coming to Redemptive-Historical Hermeneutics00:09:35 Paul’s Theology of Exile00:11:37 First Century Jewish Views on the Exile00:17:22 A Canonical Perspective of the Exile00:27:12 The Deeper Protestant Conception00:29:36 The Original Context of Romans00:33:49 Shared Themes in Romans 5 and 800:37:25 Romans 7 in Context00:43:52 The Connection between Romans 7 and 800:50:15 The Holy Spirit in Romans 800:54:22 Biblical Chapter and Verse Markers00:56:15 Exile and Restoration in the Gospels00:59:46 The Church in the Wilderness01:06:16 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, David Barry, Will Wood