Jesus as the second Adam
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When God created man, He chose for Adam to represent his posterity in the covenant of works. Hosea 6:7 (ESV) speaks of a covenant which Adam broke, and Romans 5:12ff seems to imply that there was a covenant involved with Adam because he represents the human race. Isaiah 24:5 speaks of an everlasting covenant which is universal because it applies to the entire "earth"; this would also seem to be a reference to a covenant made with all mankind.
Jesus Christ took man's place, fulfilling the covenant of works which Adam failed at, and thus Adam is an antitype of Christ. I Corinthians 15:45 speaks of Jesus as the "last Adam."
This article is a stub. Please edit it to add information.[edit] External links
- Adam, the Second, from Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- The Second Adam, by Gerald O'Collins (The National Catholic Weekly)
