Introducing Romans: Critical Concerns in Paul's Most Famous Letter
Richard N. LongeneckerPaperback 2011-03-25
Paul's Letter to the Romans has proven to be a particular challenge for commentators, with its many highly significant interpretive issues often leading to tortuous convolutions and even "dead ends" in their understanding of the letter. ??Here, Richard N. Longenecker takes a comprehensive look at the complex backdrop of Paul's letter and carefully unpacks a number of critical issues, including:* ??Authorship, integrity, occasion, date, addressees, and purpose* ?Important recent interpretive approaches* ?Greco-Roman oral, rhetorical, and epistolary conventions* ?Jewish and Jewish Christian thematic and rhetorical features * ?The establishing of the letter's Greek text * ?The letter's main focus, structure, and argument?
?A superb foreatste of his much anticipated commentary on Romans in the New International Commentary on the Greek New Testament
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This work examines the context of Paul's letter to the Romans and discusses its theological importance. The book looks at issues such as authorship, integrity, occasion, date, addressees, and purpose.
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Paul's Letter to the Romans has proven to be a particular challenge for commentators, with its many highly significant interpretive issues often leading to tortuous convolutions and even "dead ends" in their understanding of the letter. ??Here, Richard N. Longenecker takes a comprehensive look at the complex backdrop of Paul's letter and carefully unpacks a number of critical issues, including:* ??Authorship, integrity, occasion, date, addressees, and purpose* ?Important recent interpretive approaches* ?Greco-Roman oral, rhetorical, and epistolary conventions* ?Jewish and Jewish Christian thematic and rhetorical features * ?The establishing of the letter's Greek text * ?The letter's main focus, structure, and argument?
?A superb foreatste of his much anticipated commentary on Romans in the New International Commentary on the Greek New Testament
-Publisher.
Publisher Description
This work examines the context of Paul's letter to the Romans and discusses its theological importance. The book looks at issues such as authorship, integrity, occasion, date, addressees, and purpose.