Romans / [print]
David G. Peterson.
- xxiii, 613 pages ; 23 cm
- Evangelical Biblical theology commentary .
- Evangelical Biblical theology commentary. .
INTRODUCTION -- Character -- Structure and argument -- Purpose -- Continuing relevance -- Outline -- BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL THEMES -- Romans and the storyline of the Bible -- Other significant themes -- EXPOSITION -- Paul's desire to minister to the Romans (1:1-17) -- God's righteous judgment against sin revealed (1:18-32) -- Judgment and identity: Revealing the true children of God (2:1-3:20 -- God's saving righteousness revealed: The redemptive sacrifice that makes justification possible (3:21-26) -- God's saving righteousness revealed: Faith, not law, the defining characteristic of God's people (3:27-4:25) -- The fruit of justification: Present and future (5:1-11) -- Adam's transgression and Christ's gift: Grace, not law, the source of life (5:12-21) -- Dying and rising with Christ: Freed from sin's penalty to be slaves to God and to righteousness (6:1-23) -- Released from the law to serve God in the new way of the Spirit (7:1-25) -- The new way of the Spirit: Life and adoption, perseverance and hope (8:1-39) -- The way of salvation for Jews and Gentiles: The righteousness that comes from faith in Christ (9:1-11:36) -- True and proper worship: Love and obedience to God's will (12:1-13:14) -- Judgment and identity: Resolving conflicts in the Christian community (14:1-15:13) -- Paul's mission plans and final messages (15:14-16:27).
David G. Peterson situates Romans within the grand redemptive story of the Bible: creation, sin, Abraham's call and covenant, Israel's reception of and failure to keep the law, and God's great promises of salvation. Peterson reads Romans as Paul's exposition and defense of the gospel with unique theological insights into the Trinity, righteousness and justification, Israel and the church, apostolic ministry, and true worship and holy living.