Discovering Romans : content, interpretation, reception / Anthony C. Thiselton.
This third volume in the Discovering Biblical Texts series offers readers a compact, up-to-date, and student-friendly introduction to Paul's letter to the Romans, focusing on its structure, content, theological concerns, key interpretive debates, and historical reception. Anthony C. Thiselton a...
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William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Why read Romans? Eight brief reasons
- Strategies of interpretation : three essential strategies for Romans
- Nine further strategies often useful for parts of Romans
- The reception history of Romans
- The textual criticism and integrity of Romans
- Paul, traveller and citizen of Rome
- Paul introduces himself and the theme of the Gospel (1.1-17)
- The Gentile world is judged and alienated from God (1.18-32)
- The Jewish world as moral critic (2.1-3.8)
- Judgement and grace on all : redemption and atonement (3.9-31)
- The promise of the covenant God : trust, the test case of Abraham (4.1-25)
- Peace with God (5.1-11)
- Christ and Adam : humanity and the new humanity (5.12-21)
- Dead to sin : alive to God (6.1-23)
- Free from the condemnation of the law (7.1-25)
- Life characterized by the Holy Spirit's indwelling (8.1-17)
- The renewal of all things : suffering and future glory (8.18-39)
- Israel's unbelief : filling a gap in Paul's argument (9.1-29)
- God's faithfulness and Israel's responsibility (9.30-10.21)
- The salvation of "all Israel" (11.1-36)
- The outworking of the Christian life : sacrifice and worship (12.1-21)
- Christian obligations (13.1-14)
- Mutual welcome and respect : "the strong" and "the weak" (14.1-15.13)
- Paul's travel plans and the coming missionary task (15.14-16.2)
- Final greetings, final appeal and doxology (16.3-27).