Romans / [print]
Charles H. Talbert.
- Macon, Georgia : Smyth and Helwys, (c)2002.
- xxii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm +
- Smyth & Helwys Bible commentary .
- Smyth & Helwys Bible commentary. .
The conversation begins, Romans 1:1-17 -- The human condition. Part one, Romans 1:18-32 -- The human condition. Part two, Romans 2:1-3:20 -- The divine remedy in relation to the law, Romans 3:21-4:25 -- The ground of future hope, Romans 5:1-11 -- The human condition and its antidote, Romans 5:12-21 -- In Christ the power of sin is broken, Romans 6:1-7:6 -- The role of the law and the divine remedy, Romans 7:7-8:17 -- The future hope, Romans 8:18-39 -- The problem of Israel's unbelief and God's faithfulness, Romans 9-11 -- How slaves of righteousness behave. Part one, Romans 12:1-13:14 -- How slaves of righteousness behave. Part two, Romans 14:1-15:13 -- Making the most of an ending, Romans 15:14-16:27.
"Romans was written to deal with the particular historical problem of the relations between Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome. The function of Paul's gospel was to unify these two, while its content was a theology that placed Jew and Gentile on an equal footing, both in their sin and in their salvation. Sometimes a modern situation corresponds to Paul's original one. In such a case, Romans speaks directly. Most of the time, modern situations are different from those in Paul's time. Romans still speaks. Although the content of Romans was elaborated in a particular cultural context, its applicability goes far beyond the original milieu, as Christian history has amply demonstrated. Distinguished biblical scholar Charles Talbert's Romans leads readers into the biblical world of Paul's Letter to the Romans, while at the same time it seeks to open our ears to the lasting truth of God's word for today ... the primary goal of the Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary series is to make available serious, credible biblical scholarship in an accessible and less intimidating format. A visual generation of believers deserves a commentary series that contains not only the all-important textual commentary on Scripture, but images, photographs, maps, works of fine art, and drawings that bring the text to life. Each volume of the Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary series features a CD-ROM, which expands the uses and capabilities of the Commentary even more."--Publisher description.