The Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Romans
The Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle
to the Romans, often referred to simply
as Romans, it is one of the seven currently undisputed
letters of Paul. It is even counted among the four
letters accepted as authentic (known in German
scholarship as Hauptbriefe) by F. C. Baur and the
Tübingen School of historical criticism of texts in the
19th century.
The book, according to Joseph Fitzmyer, "overwhelms the
reader by the density and sublimity of the topic with
which it deals, the gospel of the justification and
salvation of Jew and Greek alike by the grace of God
through faith in Jesus Christ, revealing the uprightness
and love of God the father." N. T. Wright notes that
Romans is "neither a systematic theology nor a summary
of Paul's lifework, but it is by common consent his
masterpiece. It dwarfs most of his other writings, an
Alpine peak towering over hills and villages. Not all
onlookers have viewed it in the same light or from the
same angle, and their snapshots and paintings of it are
sometimes remarkably unalike. Not all climbers have
taken the same route up its sheer sides, and there is
frequent disagreement on the best approach. What nobody
doubts is that we are here dealing with a work of
massive substance, presenting a formidable intellectual
challenge while offering a breathtaking theological and
spiritual vision".
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