A Dialogical Exegesis of Romans 3.25a

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Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Vol. 30, No. 1, 75-93 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0142064X07081547
© 2007 SAGE Publications

A Dialogical Exegesis of Romans 3.25a*

John D.K. Ekem

Trinity Theological Seminary, PO Box LG 48 Legon, Accra, Ghana david_ekem{at}yahoo.com

The Letter to the Romans presents a very interesting case studyof atonement. In Rom. 3.25a, Jesus is portrayedas the one whom God `put forward' as $iacgr$ ${lambda}$ ${alpha}$ ${sigma}$ ${tau}$ $eeacgr$ ${rho}$ ${iota}$ o ${nu}$ ${delta}$ ${iota}$ $aacgr$ [ ${tau}$ n ${varsigma}$ ] ${pi}$ ${iota}$ ${sigma}$ ${tau}$ ${varepsilon}$ ${omega}$ ${varsigma}$ $eacgr$ ${nu}$ ${tau}$ ${omega}$ ${alpha}$ ${small accented upsilon}$ ${tau}$ ou ${alpha}$ ~µ ${alpha}$ ${tau}$ ${iota}$ ... The exact meaning of $iacgr$ ${lambda}$ ${alpha}$ ${sigma}$ ${tau}$ $eeacgr$ ${rho}$ ${iota}$ o ${nu}$ in relationto the rest of the text is a subject of controversyamong scholars. The article argues that it would be legitimateto interpret $iacgr$ ${lambda}$ ${alpha}$ ${sigma}$ ${tau}$ $eeacgr$ ${rho}$ ${iota}$ o ${nu}$ as `a revelatory means of atonement' and that Paul makes creative use of his thorough acquaintance withthe Jewish scriptures to reinterpret $iacgr$ ${lambda}$ ${alpha}$ ${sigma}$ ${tau}$ $eeacgr$ ${rho}$ ${iota}$ o ${nu}$ from a Christological perspective. But the articlegoes beyond a traditional exegetical investigationto discuss the subject in relation to hermeneuticalinsights derived from selected translations of the Bible intosome key European and Ghanaian languages. Inthis regard, the article employs the method of `dialogical exegesis' which embarks on dialogue between thebiblical text, together with its embedded world-views,and these European/Ghanaian translations that reflect the world-views of their authors and target audiences.The article finally suggests ways in which theoutcome of this investigation can enhance the preparation of context-sensitive Study Bible Notes and Commentariesin a Ghanaian/African setting.