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Discovering Romans : content, interpretation, reception /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thiselton, Anthony C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016.
Colección:Discovering biblical texts.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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).