'A Summary Of Romans' By Paul
A Summary of Romans
Romans was a letter written by Paul that appears in the New Testament. As with his many other letters, Paul wrote this letter to address problems that was happening during that time period in certain areas, in this case Rome. During this time period, Rome was the most important city of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire, in its entirety, was the most prosperous and influential empire during this time as well. After Julius Caesar was assassinated, the empire entered a phase of peace, under the rule of Caesar’s nephew Octavian, known as then Pax Ramona, which lasted two centuries. Scholars believe that Paul was born during the rule of Octavian, and carried out the missionary work of an apostle during the reigns of several …show more content…
other emperors.
There are several arguments amongst scholars when it comes to the Epistle to the Romans.
Some scholars believe that Paul did not write the entire epistle, but the majority. The interpretation of Romans also seems to stir up argument within the scholarly community. Some scholars interpret the letter as Paul’s “unofficial” last will and testament. Others believe that Paul only wrote the letter for his self-interests. Scholars who believe that Paul used this letter as a last will and testament argue that around the time of this letter, Paul was awaiting his trial in Jerusalem. Foreseeing his possible pending execution, Paul might have decided to make his last will and testament in the form of a letter to the Roman people. Another scholarly opinion on this subject matter is that’s Paul wrote this letter to, like so many of his other letters, address the church, specifically the Roman Church in this situation. Within the Roman Church, there was a huge divide between the Jews and the Gentiles. The Claudius Edict of 49 A.D. had banned the Jewish Christians leaving only Gentiles there. The Gentiles then took over the church in the absence of the Jews. Upon Emperor Claudius’ death in 54 A.D., the Jewish Christians returned to the Roman Church being led by the Gentiles. The Jews attempted to regain a foothold within the church, and a power struggle soon emerged between the two
factions.
Upon first reading this letter, the purpose of the letter seems very vague because Paul is jumping around from topic to topic. In this letter, it seems as if Paul is reiterating the importance of the gospel and faith. He criticized all of the Gentiles within the Roman Church and wrote that they were all sinners. From there he continued, stating that even if they themselves did not commit the sin, they were still sinners for watching and allowing others around them to sin. Paul then went on to state that no one within the Roman Church were free of sin. Paul also reminded the members of the church of God’s gracious power a d ability to save those who have faith. In addition to these statements that Paul wrote in the body of his letter, he also included a salutation, thanksgiving, paranesis, and closing which are standard sections in all of Paul’s letters.
Romans was a letter written by Paul that appears in the New Testament. As with his many other letters, Paul wrote this letter to address problems that was happening during that time period in certain areas, in this case Rome. During this time period, Rome was the most important city of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire, in its entirety, was the most prosperous and influential empire during this time as well. After Julius Caesar was assassinated, the empire entered a phase of peace, under the rule of Caesar’s nephew Octavian, known as then Pax Ramona, which lasted two centuries. Scholars believe that Paul was born during the rule of Octavian, and carried out the missionary work of an apostle during the reigns of several …show more content…
other emperors.
There are several arguments amongst scholars when it comes to the Epistle to the Romans.
Some scholars believe that Paul did not write the entire epistle, but the majority. The interpretation of Romans also seems to stir up argument within the scholarly community. Some scholars interpret the letter as Paul’s “unofficial” last will and testament. Others believe that Paul only wrote the letter for his self-interests. Scholars who believe that Paul used this letter as a last will and testament argue that around the time of this letter, Paul was awaiting his trial in Jerusalem. Foreseeing his possible pending execution, Paul might have decided to make his last will and testament in the form of a letter to the Roman people. Another scholarly opinion on this subject matter is that’s Paul wrote this letter to, like so many of his other letters, address the church, specifically the Roman Church in this situation. Within the Roman Church, there was a huge divide between the Jews and the Gentiles. The Claudius Edict of 49 A.D. had banned the Jewish Christians leaving only Gentiles there. The Gentiles then took over the church in the absence of the Jews. Upon Emperor Claudius’ death in 54 A.D., the Jewish Christians returned to the Roman Church being led by the Gentiles. The Jews attempted to regain a foothold within the church, and a power struggle soon emerged between the two
factions.
Upon first reading this letter, the purpose of the letter seems very vague because Paul is jumping around from topic to topic. In this letter, it seems as if Paul is reiterating the importance of the gospel and faith. He criticized all of the Gentiles within the Roman Church and wrote that they were all sinners. From there he continued, stating that even if they themselves did not commit the sin, they were still sinners for watching and allowing others around them to sin. Paul then went on to state that no one within the Roman Church were free of sin. Paul also reminded the members of the church of God’s gracious power a d ability to save those who have faith. In addition to these statements that Paul wrote in the body of his letter, he also included a salutation, thanksgiving, paranesis, and closing which are standard sections in all of Paul’s letters.