Romans
An Introduction And Survey
Published on 26. March 2015
283 pages
978-1-78359-319-4 (ISBN)
Description
Paul's epistle to the Romans changed the lives of many great Christian thinkers, including Augustine, Martin Luther, John Wesley and Karl Barth. However, while Romans has been among the most influential books of the New Testament, it has also been the subject of some of the church's most heated debates. What is justification by faith? What is the relationship between law and grace? What is God's ultimate purpose for Israel? Without losing sight of the simplicity of the gospel, F. F. Bruce guides us along the difficult but rewarding paths of this great letter.This classic commentary has been completely retypeset and presented in a fresh, vibrant new large paperback format, with new global branding.
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English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
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978-1-78359-319-4 (9781783593194)
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Inter-Varsity Press
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Person
F.F. Bruce (1910--1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester, England. He wrote more than forty commentaries and other widely used books, including Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free, The Acts of the Apostles, The Gospel of John, and The Message of the New Testament. He served as general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament from 1962 to 1990.
Content
- Intro
- Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
- Romans
- Contents
- General Preface
- Author's Preface
- Chief Abbreviations
- Select Bibliography
- 1. Commentaries
- 2. Other works
- Introduction
- 1. The occasion of the letter
- 2. Christianity at Rome
- 3. Romans and the Pauline corpus
- 4. The text of Romans
- a. English Versions
- b. The early Pauline text
- c. Early recensions of Romans
- 5. Romans and the Pauline gospel
- 6. 'Flesh' and 'spirit' in Romans
- a. 'Flesh'
- b. 'Spirit'
- 7. 'Law' in Romans
- 8. The influence of Romans
- 9. Argument
- Prologue
- A
- B
- Epilogue
- Analysis
- Prologue (1:1-15)
- A. The gospel according to Paul (1:16-11:36)
- B. The Christian way of life (12:1-15:13)
- Epilogue (15:14-16:27)
- Commentary
- Prologue (1:1-15)
- A. Salutation (1:1-7)
- B. Introduction (1:8-15)
- A. The Gospel According To Paul (1:16-11:36)
- 1. The Theme Of The Gospel: The Righteousness Of God Revealed (1:16-17)
- 2. Sin And Retribution: The Universal Need Diagnosed (1:18-3:20)
- A. The pagan world (1:18-32)
- B. The moralist (2:1-16)
- C. The Jew (2:17-3:8)
- 1. Privilege brings responsibility (2:17-29)
- 2. Objections answered (3:1-8)
- D. All mankind found guilty (3:9-20)
- 3. The way of righteousness: the universal need met (3:21-5:21)
- A. God's provision (3:21-31)
- B. Two Old Testament precedents (4:1-8)
- C. The faith of Abraham (4:9-25)
- D. The blessings which accompany justification: peace, joy, hope, love (5:1-11)
- E. The old and the new solidarity (5:12-21)
- 4. The way of holiness (6:1-8:39)
- A. Freedom from sin (6:1-23)
- 1. A supposed objection (6:1-2)
- 2. The meaning of baptism (6:3-14)
- 3. The slave-market analogy (6:15-23)
- B. Freedom from law (7:1-25)
- 1. The marriage analogy (7:1-6)
- 2. The dawn of conscience (7:7-13)
- 3. The conflict within (7:14-25)
- C. Freedom from death (8:1-39)
- 1. Life in the Spirit (8:1-17)
- 2. The glory to come (8:18-30)
- 3. The triumph of faith (8:31-39)
- 5. Human Unbelief And Divine Grace (9:1-11:36)
- A. The problem of Israel's unbelief (9:1-5)
- B. God's sovereign choice (9:6-29)
- C. Human responsibility (9:30-10:21)
- 1. The stumbling-stone (9:30-33)
- 2. The two ways of righteousness (10:1-13)
- 3. The world-wide proclamation (10:14-21)
- D. God's purpose for Israel (11:1-29)
- 1. Israel's alienation not final (11:1-12)
- 2. Admonition to Gentile Christians (11:13-24)
- 3. The restoration of Israel (11:25-29)
- E. God's purpose for the world (11:30-36)
- B. The Christian Way Of Life (12:1-15:13)
- 1. The Living Sacrifice (12:1-2)
- 2. The Common Life Of Christians (12:3-8)
- 3. The Law of Christ (12:9-21)
- 4. The Christian and the State (13:1-7)
- 5. Love And Duty (13:8-10)
- 6. Christian Life In Days Of Crisis (13:11-14)
- 7. Christian Liberty And Christian Charity (14:1-15:6)
- A. Christian liberty (14:1-12)
- B. Christian charity (14:13-23)
- C. The example of Christ (15:1-6)
- 8. Christ and the gentiles (15:7-13)
- Epilogue (15:14-16:27)
- A. Personal narrative (15:14-33)
- B. Commendation of Phoebe (16:1-2)
- C. Greetings to various friends (16:3-16)
- D. Final exhortation (16:17-20)
- E. Greetings from Paul's companions (16:21-23 [24])
- F. Doxology (16:25-27)
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1. The Theme Of The Gospel: The Righteousness Of God Revealed (1:16-17)
- 2. Sin And Retribution: The Universal Need Diagnosed (1:18-3:20)
- 3. The way of righteousness: the universal need met (3:21-5:21)
- 4. The way of holiness (6:1-8:39)
- 5. Human Unbelief And Divine Grace (9:1-11:36)
- 1. The Living Sacrifice (12:1-2)
- 2. The Common Life Of Christians (12:3-8)
- 3. The Law of Christ (12:9-21)
- 4. The Christian and the State (13:1-7)
- 6. Christian Life In Days Of Crisis (13:11-14)
- 7. Christian Liberty And Christian Charity (14:1-15:6)
- 8. Christ and the gentiles (15:7-13)
- Epilogue (15:14-16:27)
