This book is really mind-blowing. Thanks, Dodson and Mattie! I am used to with the view that Romans 7 never address Paulus personal struggle toward sin. I also agree that this passage addressing typical Christian battle against sin post converted. But, actually this brings a lot of problem in the church when member of the church still sin, they use this passage to justify his sin just like what Paul said, "I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing." They refer themselves as the wretched man of Romans 7 and it vecome justification for them to be impotent before sin and powerless to do good. Dodson and Mattie do a very good job to begin from history of interpretation, larger context and comprehensive exegesis of the passage itself. I recoomend you to read this book a lot..

Conquerors Not Captives is an in-depth look at Paul's wretch in Romans 7. He frames the two arguments: the "I" is Paul and the "I" is Paul playing a character clearly and concisely, offering evidence that Paul is using a character to illustrate a point to the Roman church. The main issue is whether or not we are controlled by our sin & the author offers a compelling case that Paul suggests a post-Spirit life does not identify to Paul's wretch where sin is an equal force to the Spirit and that we can pursue full holiness in our already but not yet period of faith. I found that the most educational part of this book was how the author out his in-depth reading of a passage as a theologian on the page. It was extremely helpful especially as a layperson to see the tools he used, research he did, the multiple ecclesial points of view, and his own interpretation of the grammar and translational elements of the greek text. I would have liked some concise points of view, as someone not educational trained as a theologian, on why he chose certain reference points or even what part of the church history he was referencing to make his points but he did a fantastic job explaining the scripture chosen and even how it is backed up by more of Paul's canonical writing. Overall, recommend this book for anyone as they read through Paul's letters.

A very strong argument that we should reevaluate our interpretation of Romans 7 in light of Paul's other arguments, particularly in Romans 8. It's an important nuance that totally rewires our understanding of sin and freedom from it in the Christian life