Introducing Romans: Critical Issues in Paul's Most Famous Letter

About this book

Pauls 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 Pauls 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 letters Greek text The letters main focus structure and argument