TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moo,Douglas
TI  - The Letter to the Romans
T2  - New International Commentary on the NT
SN  - 9780802871213
AV  - BS2665.53.M672018 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI
PB  - Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
KW  - Bible Romans--Commentaries
N1  - Introduction I. General circumstances A. Paul B. The Christian Community in Rome II. Integrity, literary history, and text III. Audience IV. Nature and genre V. Purpose A. Focusing on Paul's Circumstances 1. Spain 2. Corinth/Galatia 3. Jerusalem B. Focusing on Problems in Rome VI. Theme A. The Theological Starting Point B. The Conceptual Framework C. The Theme VII. Text and translation A. Papyri B. Uncials C. Minuscules VIII. Structure IX. Analysis of Romans text and commentary I. The letter opening (1:1-17) A. Prescript (1:1-17) B. Thanksgiving and Occasion: Paul and the Romans (1:8-15) C. The Theme of the Letter (1:16-17) II. The heart of the gospel: Justification by faith (1:18-4:25) A. The Universal Reign of Sin (1:18-3:20) 1. All Persons Are Accountable to God for Sin (1:18-32) 2. Jews Are Accountable to God for Sin (2:1-3:8) a. The Jews and the Judgment of God (2:1-16) i. Critique of Jewish Presumption (2:1-5) ii. The Impartiality of Judgment (2:6-11) iii. Judgment and the Law (2:12-16) b. The Limitations of the Covenant (2:17-29) i. The Law (2:17 -24) ii. Circumcision (2:25-29) c. God's Faithfulness and the Judgment of Jews (3:1-8) 3. The Guilt of All Humanity (3:9-20) B. Justification by Faith (3:21-4:25) 1. Justification and the righteousness of God (3:21-26) 2. "By Faith Alone" (3:27-4:25) a. "By Faith Alone": Initial Statement (3:27-31) b. "By Faith Alone": Elaboration with Respect to Abraham (4:1-25) i. Faith and Works (4:1-8) ii. Faith and Circumcision (4:9-12) iii. Faith, Promise, and the Law (4:13-22) iv. The Faith of Abraham and the Faith of the Christian (4:23-25) III. The assurance provided by the gospel: the hope of salvation (5:1-8:39) A. The Hope of Glory (5:1-8:39) 1. From Justification to Salvation (5:1-21) 2. The Reign of Grace and Life (5:12-21) B. Freedom from Bondage to Sin (6:1-23) 1. "Dead to Sin" Through Union with Christ (6:1-14) 2. Freed from Sin's Power to Serve Righteousness (6:15-23) C. Freedom from Bondage to the Law (7:1-25) 1. Released from the Law, Joined to Christ (7:1-6) 2. The History and Experience of Israel under the Law (7:7-25) a. The Coming of the Law (7:7-12) b. Life under the Law (7:13-25) D. Assurance of Eternal Life in the Spirit (8:1-30) 1. the Spirit of Life (8:1-13) 2. The Spirit of Adoption (8:14-17) 3. The Spirit of Glory (8:18-30) E. The Believer's Security Celebrated (8:31-39) IV: The defense of the gospel: the problem of Israel (9:1-11:36) A. Introduction: The Tension between God's Promises and Israel's Plight (9:1-5) B. Defining the Promise (1): God's Sovereign Election (9:6-29) 1. The Israel within Israel (9:6-13) 2. Objections Answered: The Freedom and Purpose of God (9:14-23) 3. God's Calling of a New People: Israel and the Gentiles (9:24-29) C. Understanding Israel's Plight: Christ as the Climax of Salvation History (9:30-10:21) 1. Israel, the Gentiles, and the Righteousness of God (9:30-10:13) a. The Righteousness of God and the "Law of Righteousness" (9:30-33) b. The Righteousness of God and "Their Own Righteousness" (10:1-4) c. Gospel and Law 2. Israel's Accountability (10:14-21) D. Transitional Summary: Israel, the "Elect," and the "Hardened" (11:1-10) E. Defining the Promise (2): The Future of Israel (11:11-32) 1. God's Purpose in Israel's Rejection (11:11-15) 2. The Interrelationship of Jews and Gentiles: A Warning to Gentile Believers (11:16-24) 3. The Salvation of "All Israel" F. Conclusion: Praise to God in Light of His Awesome Plan (11:33-36) V. The transforming power of the gospel: christian conduct (12:1-15:13) A. The Heart of the Matter: Total Transformation (12:1-2) B. Humility and Mutual Service (12:3-8) C. Love and Its Manifestations (12:9-21) D. The Christian and Secular Rulers (13:1-7) E. Love and the Law (13:8-10) F. Living in Light of the Day (13:11-14) G. A plea for Unity (14:1-12) 1. Serving the Same Lord (14:1-12) 2. Giving Priority to Kingdom Values (14:13-23) 3. Following Christ's Example of Other Regard (15:1-6) 4. God's Design of United Praise (15:7-13) VI. The letter closing (15:14-16:27) A. Paul's Ministry and Travel Plans (15:14-33) 1. Looking Back: Paul's Ministry in the East (15:14-21) 2. Looking Ahead: Jerusalem, Rome, and Spain (15:22-29) 3. A Request for Prayer ( 15:30-33) B. Greetings (16:1-23) 1. Commendation of Phoebe (16:1-2) 2. Greetings to Roman Christians (16:3-16) 3. A Warning, A promise, and a Prayer for Grace (16:17-20) 4. Greetings from Paul's Companions (16:21-23) Index of subjects Index of Authors Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts
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