Romans / [print]
Thomas R. Schreiner.
- Second edition.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Publishing, a division of Baker Publishing Group, (c)2018.
- xxi, 918 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Baker exegetical commentary on the New Testament .
- Baker exegetical commentary on the New Testament. .
1. The Gospel as the revelation of God's righteousness (1:1-17) ; Salutation : the Gospel concerning His Son (1:1-7) ; Thanksgiving : prayer for an apostolic visit (1:8-15) ; Theme : the Gospel of God's righteousness (1:16-17) ; 2. God's righteousness in His wrath against sinners (1:18-3:20) ; The unrighteousness of Gentiles (1:18-32) ; The unrighteousness of Jews (2:1-3:8) ; The unrighteousness of all people (3:9-20) ; 3. The saving righteousness of God (3:21-4:25). God's righteousness in the death of Jesus (3:21-26) ; Righteousness by faith for Jews and Gentiles (3:27-31) ; Abraham as the father of Jews and Gentiles (4:1-25) ; 4. Hope as a result of righteousness by faith (5:1-8:39) ; Assurance of hope (5:1-11) ; Hope in Christ's triumph over Adam's sin (5:12-21) ; The triumph of grace over the power of sin (6:1-23) ; The triumph of grace over the power of the law (7:1-8:17) ; Assurance of hope (8:18-39) ; 5. God's righteousness to Israel and the Gentiles (9:1-11:36) ; God's saving promise to Israel (9:1-29) ; Israel's rejection of God's saving righteousness (9:30-11:10) ; God's righteousness in His plan for Jews and Gentiles (11:11-32) ; Concluding doxology (11:33-36) ; 6. God's righteousness in everyday life (12:1-15:13) ; Paradigm for exhortations : total dedication to God (12:1-2) ; Marks of the Christian community (12:3-13:14) ; A call for mutual acceptance between the strong and the weak (14:1-15:13) ; 7. The extension of God's righteousness through the Pauline mission (15:14-16:23) ; The establishment of churches among the Gentiles (15:14-33) ; Coworkers in the Gospel (16:1-23) ; 8. Final summary of the Gospel of God's righteousness (16:25-27). Series preface ; Author's preface to the second edition ; Author's preface to the first edition ; Introduction to Romans ;
This substantive evangelical commentary on Romans by a leading biblical scholar is one of the most popular in the award-winning BECNT series and has been praised as a great preaching commentary. This new edition, updated and revised throughout, reflects Thomas Schreiner's mature thinking on various interpretive issues. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text, extensive research, thoughtful verse-by-verse exegesis, and a user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series ;