Description
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the «acceptance motif» by reading Romans 15:7–13 as directed to a specific situation. Having situated Romans 15:7–13 within its historical setting, the study also locates Romans 15:7–13 within the argument of the entire epistle. The author then examines the syntax and the semantics of Romans 15:7–9a and interprets it within the Christological setting, in an attempt to establish the acceptance motif. The book also shows that Paul further appeals to the Jewish Scriptures in 15:9b–12 and demonstrates that the Scripture bears witness to the relationship between the Jews and the Gentiles. Such modus operandi allows a picture of Paul’s concept of acceptance in its distinctiveness.
Table of ContentsRomans and its Historical Context – Romans 15:7–13 in the Argument of the Epistle – The Syntactical and Semantic Analysis in Romans 15:7–9 – Scripture Bears Witness: A Universal Call to Praise in Romans 15:9b–12 – An Interpretive Framework of Acceptance Motif in Romans 15:7–13
