Reading Paul's letter to the Romans / edited by Jerry L. Sumney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sumney, Jerry L.

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; no. 73.

Resources for biblical study ; no. 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Romans--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this volume, leading scholars in the study of Romans invite students and nonspecialists to engage this text and thus come to a more complete understanding of both the letter and Paul s theology. The contributors include interpreters with different understandings of Romans so that readers see a range of interpretations of central issues in the study of the text. Each essay includes a short review of different positions on a topic and an argument for the author s position, set out in clear, nontechnical terms, making the volume an ideal classroom tool. The contributors are A. Andrew Das, James D. G. Dunn, Victor Paul Furnish, Joel B. Green, A. Katherine Grieb, Caroline Johnson Hodge, L. Ann Jervis, E. Elizabeth Johnson, Sylvia C. Keesmaat, Rodrigo J. Morales, Mark D. Nanos, Jerry L. Sumney, and Francis Watson."

Contents:

Reading the letter to the Romans / Jerry L. Sumney

To the churches within the synagogues of Rome / Mark D. Nanos

The gentile-encoded audience of Romans: the church outside the synagogue / Andrew Das

Reading Romans in the capital of the empire / Sylvia C. Keesmaat

The righteousness of God in Romans / A. Katherine Grieb

Atonement images in Romans / Joel B. Green

The law in Romans / Francis Watson

"Promised through his prophets in the holy scriptures": the role of scripture in the letter to the Romans / Rodrigo J. Morales

Adam and Christ / James D. G. Dunn

Reading Paul's letter to the Romans

The spirit brings Christ's life to life / Ann Jervis

God's covenant faithfulness to Israel / E. Elizabeth Johnson

"A light to the nations": the role of Israel in Romans 9/11 / Caroline Johnson Hodge

Living to god, walking in love: theology and ethics in Romans / Victor Paul Furnish.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-299-31694-8

1-58983-718-5

OCLC:

922968088