{"product_id":"reading-romans-in-context-9780310517955","title":"Reading Romans in Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of Paul today are more than ever aware of the importance of interpreting Paul’s letters in their Jewish context. In \u003cem\u003eReading Romans in Context\u003c\/em\u003e a team of Pauline scholars go beyond a general introduction that surveys historical events and theological themes and explore Paul’s letter to the Romans in light of Second Temple Jewish literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this non-technical collection of short essays, beginning and intermediate students are given a chance to see firsthand what makes Paul a distinctive thinker in relation to his Jewish contemporaries. Following the narrative progression of Romans, each chapter pairs a major unit of the letter with one or more thematically related Jewish text, introduces and explores the theological nuances of the comparative text, and shows how these ideas illuminate our understanding of the book of Romans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\tSimon Gathercole  \tIntroduction; History of the Second Temple Period\tEditors  1\tMessianism in Romans 1:1-17\tWesley Hill  2\tAnthropology in Romans 1:18-2:5\tJonathan Linebaugh  3\tEthnicity in Romans 2:6-29\tLove Sechrest  4\tWorks of the Law in Romans 3:1-20\tAaron Sherwood  5\tGod's Righteousness in Romans 3:21-31\tJonathan Linebaugh  6\tAbraham's Faith in Romans 4:1-25\tMariam Kamell  7\tJustification in Romans 5:1-11\tMark Mathews  8\tAdam and\/or Temporal Dualism in Romans 5:12-21\tJonathan Worthington  9\tPersonification in Romans 6:1-23\tJoseph Dodson  10\tSin and Human Agency in Romans 7:1-25\tJason Maston  11\tSpirit and Human Agency in Romans 8:1-13\tKyle Wells  12\tCosmology in Romans 8:14-39\tBen Blackwell  13\tElection in Romans 9:1-29\tOrrey McFarland  14\tRighteousness and Law in Romans 9:30-10:21\tDavid Lincicum or Sarah Whittle (?)  15\tIsrael's Salvation in Romans 11:1-36\tJohn Goodrich  16\tCommunity and Ethics in Romans 12:1-21\tBen Dunson  17\tPolitics in Romans 13:1-14\tDean Pinter  18\tAnti-Semitism in Romans 14:1-15:13\tNijay Gupta  19\tAlmsgiving in Romans 15:14-33\tDavid Briones  20\tWomen in Ministry in Romans 16:1-27\tSusan Mathew  \tEpilogue: Reading Romans in Light of Second Temple Judaism;  Glossary;   Appendix: Basic Research Tools\tEditors","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767318937943,"sku":"9780310517955","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780310517955.jpg?v=1758712906","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-romans-in-context-9780310517955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}