5:21 is not speaking of “imputed righteousness.” On the contrary, Paul is talking about his own apostolic ministry … itself an incarnation of the covenant faithfulness of God.… What Paul is saying is that he and his fellow apostles … are not just talking about God’s faithfulness; they are actually embodying it.… They are “the righteousness of God,” the living embodiment of the message they proclaim.90 Similarly, Wright resists the language of imputation in Romans 3:21–26, when he identifies Paul’s