of a new and better humanity. Thus with Christ there begins not only a new humanity, but also a new human brotherhood, which surpasses and replaces the old. For the old brotherhood of Adam is, in the eyes of Paul—who looks back at it from the new Adam, Christ—merely a fraternity of evil and, therefore, not worth seeking after. Only the new brotherhood, which is also universal in its tendency, brings a true unity of salvation. We can see how the doctrine of the two Adams implies a marked criticism
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