Eastman, Susan2022-09-292022-09-292022"The Biblical Annals" 2022, T. 12, nr 2, s. 233-2532083-2222http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/3633This essay investigates key aspects of the rhetorical structure of Romans 5–8 in relationship to Paul’s depictions of Christian experience. Taking Romans 5:1–5 as a blueprint for a trajectory of hope in chapters 5–8, I discuss three textual “detours” where Paul interrupts that trajectory: a rhetorical performance of life under sin (7:7–25), a depiction of union with all creation in suffering and hope (8:18–27), and a cry of lament (8:26). These rhetorical interruptions evoke Christian experience in solidarity with all creation - a solidarity that in turn displays Christ’s redemptive participation in the depths of all human dereliction, and thereby evokes hope.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Christian experiencerhetoricsolidaritylamenthopeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.31743/biban.13513