Reading Paul's Letter to the Romans
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In this volume, leading scholars in the study of Romans invite students and nonspecialists to engage this text and thus come to a more complete understanding of both the letter and Paul’s theology. The contributors include interpreters with different understandings of Romans so that readers see a range of interpretations of central issues in the study of the text. Each essay includes a short review of different positions on a topic and an argument for the author’s position, set out in clear, nontechnical terms, making the volume an ideal classroom tool. The contributors are A. Andrew Das, James D. G. Dunn, Victor Paul Furnish, Joel B. Green, A. Katherine Grieb, Caroline Johnson Hodge, L. Ann Jervis, E. Elizabeth Johnson, Sylvia C. Keesmaat, Rodrigo J. Morales, Mark D. Nanos, Jerry L. Sumney, and Francis Watson.
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- Helps readers understand Paul's letter to the Romans
- Focuses on the theology of the letter
- Offers a range of interpretations of central issues in the study of Romans
- Reading the Letter to the Romans - Jerry L. Sumney
- To the Churches within the Synagogues of Rome - Mark D. Nanos
- The Gentile-Encoded Audience of Romans: The Church outside the Synagogue - A. Andrew Das
- Reading Romans in the Capital of the Empire - Sylvia C. Keesmaat
- The Righteousness of God in Romans - A. Katherine Grieb
- Atonement Images in Romans - Joel B. Green
- The Law in Romans - Francis Watson
- "Promised through His Prophets in the Holy Scriptures": The Role of Scripture in the Letter to the Romans - Rodrigo J. Morales
- Adam and Christ - James D. G. Dunn
- The Spirit Brings Christ's Life to Life - L. Ann Jervis
- God's Covenant Faithfulness to Israel - E. Elizabeth Johnson
- "A Light to the Nations": The Role of Israel in Romans 9-11 - Caroline Johnson Hodge
- Living to God, Walking in Love: Theology and Ethics in Romans - Victor Paul Furnish