Preaching and Paul's Letter to the Romans : A Commentary on Paul and the Arrogant Gentiles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Ronald J., author.

Series:

T&T Clark Library of Homiletics.

T&T Clark Library of Homiletics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible.

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2025.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

A fresh perspective on Paul's Letter to the Romans, with particular focus on issues of gentile arrogance and mutual respect between Jewish and gentile believers in the early Christian community at Rome.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

NOTE ON COVER DESIGN

Title page

Copyright

CONTENTS

SERIES PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

The Place of A Commentary on Paul and the Arrogant Gentiles Among Interpretations of Romans

Situation of the Congregation in Rome

Paul's Apocalyptic Viewpoint, the Realm of God, Final Judgment, and Condemnation

Rhetoric Reveals Paul's Purposes

Literary Structure and Theological Movement of Romans

The View of Preaching in This Commentary

Some Things for Preachers to Keep in Mind

Romans in Preaching: Revised Common Lectionary, Lectio Continua, Sermon Series, and Free Selection

Part I ROMANS 1:1-17

Romans 1:1-7: Paul Evokes Relationship with the Congregation and Points to the Direction of the Letter

Romans 1:8-15: Paul Gives Thanks, Amplifies His Relationship with the Congregation, and Fills out the Purpose of the Letter

Romans 1:16-17: Paul Summarizes the Theological Basis for Addressing the Gentiles

Part II ROMANS 1:18-3:20

Romans 1:18-32: Paul Unmasks Gentile Idolatry and Its Consequences

Romans 2:1-16: Paul Speaks to an Arrogant Gentile through a Speech-in-Character

Romans 2:17-29: Paul Continues in Speech-in-Character to Challenge a Pseudo-Convert Proselyte Teacher Who Misunderstands Judaism

Romans 3:1-20: Paul Stresses that Gentiles are Accountable to God at the Final Judgment

Part III ROMANS 3:21-8:39

Romans 3:21-26: Paul Explains How the Faithfulness of God Expressed through Christ Opens the Way for Gentiles to Live in Righteousness

Romans 3:27-31: Paul Explains Why God Must be Faithful to Gentiles As God is Already Faithful to Jews

Romans 4:1-25: Paul Shows that Jews and Gentile Believers Come from the Same Family Tree

Romans 5:1-11: Paul Begins to Expand on the Effects of God Making the Gentile Believers Righteous.

Romans 5:12-21: Paul Helps the Gentile Believers Understand How the Sin of Adam and the Redemptive Work of Christ Affects Them

Romans 6:1-14: Paul Explains How God Transfers Gentiles from the Dominion of Sin to the Dominion of Life, and How They Should Respond

Romans 6:12-23: Paul Admonishes the Gentiles Not to Let Sin Reign

Romans 7: Paul Portrays the Proselyte Teacher Struggling Existentially

Romans 8:1-17: Paul Points the Gentiles to the Spirit as the Source of the Power to Live Toward the Realm

Romans 8:18-39: Paul Urges the Gentiles to Be Faithful by Pointing Them to the Possibility of Present Strength and Future Glory

Part IV ROMANS 9:1-11:36

Important Note: Keeping the Whole of Romans 9-11 in View when Preaching from an Individual Text in Romans 9-11

Romans 9:1-29: Paul Reminds the Gentiles that God's Promises to Israel are Still in Force While Subtly Suggesting the Gentiles Mend Their Ways

Romans 9:30-10:21: Paul Considers Why Believing Gentiles Attained Righteousness and Some Jews Did Not

Romans 10:5-21: Paul Implies a Gentile Failure while Interpreting a Jewish Failure

Romans 11:1-10: Paul Explains that God Caused Israel to Stumble

Romans 11:11-24: Paul Reminds the Gentiles that They are Holy Branches Grafted onto the Holy Root

Romans 11:25-36: Paul Wants the Gentiles to Believe that "All Israel will be Saved"

Part V ROMANS 12:1-15:6

Romans 12:1-2: Paul Raises a Theological Umbrella over Romans 12:1-16:27 and Calls the Gentiles to the Transformed Life

Romans 12:3-8: Paul Helps the Gentiles Understand the Nature and Practices of the Transforming Community

Romans 12:9-21: Paul Uses Representative Examples to Help Gentiles Recognize the Transformed Life

Romans 13:1-7: Paul Urges the Gentiles to Live Peaceably with All, Including the State, While Awaiting the Final Coming of the Realm.

Romans 13:8-10: Paul Wants the Gentiles to Understand that They Fulfill the Law by Loving Their Neighbors

Romans 13:11-14: Paul Seeks to Focus the Attention of the Gentiles on End-Time Urgency: A Wake-Up Call49

Romans 14:1-12: Paul Counsels the Gentiles to Respect the Jews and their Practices

Romans 14:13-23: Paul Urges the Gentiles to Put No Stumbling Blocks in the Paths of Jewish Community Members

Romans 15:1-6: Paul Points the Gentiles Towards the Power that Makes Authentic Community with One Another Possible in the Present

Part VI ROMANS 15:7-13

Romans 15:7-13: Paul Puts the Theological Purpose of the Letter into One Sentence: "Welcome One Another as Christ has Welcomed You."

Part VII ROMANS 15:14-16:27

Romans 15:14-21: Paul Wants the Offering of the Gentiles to be Sanctified by the Holy Spirit

Romans 15:22-33: Paul Invites the Gentiles to Share in His Mission

Romans 16:1-16: Paul Sends Greetings to the House Churches

Romans 16:17-27: Paul Gives Final Admonitions, Greetings, and Doxology

Appendix PROPOSED TABLE OF PASSAGES FOR THE SEMI-CONTINUOUS READINGS OF ROMANS IN THE REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY: YEAR A

WORKS CONSULTED

INDEX OF BIBLICAL PASSAGES

INDEX OF AUTHORS

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-567-71977-4

0-567-71976-6

OCLC:

1520506436