from sin.29 Likewise, though the narrative depiction of the catalytic operation of the law in 7:7–25 was immediately launched by the statement in 7:5 about the law provoking sinful passions,30 the fuse had been already lit;31 the narrative in 7:7–25 merely provides the back story to the catalytic operation of the law that lay implicit in 6:14.32 Along with the theme of law and its relation to sin, integral to the argument of both Rom 6 and 7 is Paul’s emphasis