Paul's Letter to the Romans and Roman Imperialism

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A model of what exegesis must be in a global, postmodern world. Ian Rock's remarkable study of Romans 1:1-17 (and 9-11) makes explicit its analytical/textual frame (a rigorous historical critical/political and rhetorical exegesis), its contextual frame (Rock's experience of the interaction of imperialism and religion in the Caribbean and in Rome), and its hermeneutical/ideological frame (striking theological insights in Paul's letter).
-Dr Daniel Patte, Professor of Religious Studies, New Testament and Early Christianity, Vanderbilt University

By means of an ideological analysis of the exordium (Rom1:1-17), Ian Rock demonstrates that the issues between Jew and Gentile arising from the arrival of the Christ-movement in first-century Rome concerned more than intercommunal conflicts. ... Rock offers a challenging reinterpretation of Romans that combines careful exegesis, theological and ideological competence, and a concern for context aided by his own Caribbean insights - an excellent study that uses a close analysis of the exordium to support the unity and integrity of the letter.
-Dr William S. Campbell, Reader in Biblical Studies in the School of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

This is a stimulating in-depth analysis of the opening passage of Romans that triggers a wave of insights into the whole letter. Its hermeneutical rigor in the conscious location of thought both in the twenty-first-century Caribbean world as well as in the first-century Roman-dominated world offers a political reading of Romans that will lead to important further discussion in the academy and beyond.
-Dr Kathy Ehrensperger, Reader in New Testament Studies in the School of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David