In Part I Tannehill presents a thorough exegetical analysis of Rom 6, 7:1-6
Gal 2:19-20, 5:24-25, 6:14-15
II Cor 5:14-17; and of the baptismal passages in Colossians and Ephesians.
It is Paul\'s eschatology.
The exegesis of the texts leads to two main observations. . .
In this context, the motif is related to ethical action, to suffering, and to \'transformation.\' .
In Part II Tannehill discusses those text which employ the motif in the interpretation of the present Christian existence. . . .
In Part I Tannehill presents a thorough exegetical analysis of Rom 6, 7:1-6
Gal 2:19-20, 5:24-25, 6:14-15
II Cor 5:14-17; and of the baptismal passages in Colossians and Ephesians