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The Epistle to the Romans /

Paul's letter to the Romans has been called "the quintessence and perfection of saving doctrine." Perhaps the most challenging and thoroughly doctrinal book of the entire New Testament, Romans deals with many issues that are basic to Christian theology and practice. In this volume res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moo, Douglas J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [1996]
Series:New international commentary on the New Testament.
Subjects:
Bible. > Romans > Commentaries.
Romeinen (bijbelboek)
Bible. > New Testament. > Épîtres > Paul > Romains > Commentaires.
Paulus (Apostel). > Römerbrief.
Kommentar.
Bible. > Romans.
Commentaries.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • General circumstances
  • Integrity, literary history, and text
  • Audience
  • Nature and genre
  • Purpose
  • Theme
  • Text and translation
  • Structure
  • Analysis of Romans (with page references)
  • II. Text, exposition, and notes
  • The letter opening (1:1-17)
  • The heart of the gospel: Justification by faith (1:18-4:25)
  • The assurance provided by the gospel: The hope of salvation (5:1-8:39)
  • The defense of the gospel: The problem of Israel (9:1-11:36)
  • The transformation power of the gospel: Christian conduct (12:1-15:13)
  • The letter closing (15:14-16:27).