Romans
Subtitle: a short commentary
By: Robert Jewett
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780800699383
Subjects: Commentaries; Bible
Description: "Robert Jewett's 1,000-page commentary on Romans in the Hermeneia series (2008) was a landmark in the interpretation of Romans ... It has also been the focus of international conferences and conversations ever since its publication. Taking account of those far-reaching conversations, Jewett now brings the best insights of the larger commentary into a more compact and accessible form, ideal for use in college and graduate courses"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The challenge of interpreting Romans as a missionary letter; title: Opening of Paul's letter (1:1-17); title: Defining sin as suppression of the truth (1:18-32); title: Overturning sinful claims of superior status (2:1-3:8); title: The evidence of universal sin (3:9-20); title: Atonement through the shameful cross conveys grace to all (3:21-31); title: Abraham as the father of all who are righteous through faith (4:1-25); title: Christ overcomes Adam's fall and establishes a new system of boasting (5:1-21); title: New life in Christ (6:1-23); title: The Gospel overcomes law's perversion (7:1-25); title: The contrast between flesh and spirit in coping with vulnerability (8:1-39); title: Israel's election and the tragic riddle of unbelief (9:1-10:4); title: The gospel of righteousness by faith preached and rejected (10:5-21); title: The meaning of Israel's temporary trespass and ultimate conversion (11:1-36); title: The motivation and assessment of honorable behavior (12:1-13:7); title: The love feast and the critical time (13:8-14); title: Proposing a radical new form of mutual acceptance (14:1-15:13); title: The cooperative mission in Jerusalem, Rome, and Spain (15:14-33); title: The varied endings of Paul's letter (16:17-20, 25-27, 20b + 24); title: Appendix : Translation of Paul's letter to the Romans.