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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818964803321

Autore

Morgan Robert

Titolo

Romans / / Robert Morgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1997]

©1995

ISBN

1-283-20071-6

9786613200716

0-567-56873-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Collana

New Testament guides

Disciplina

227.106

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 A First Attempt at Reading; 3 Why Did Paul Write to Rome?; 4 Scripture and Tradition in Romans; 5 The Religious Language of Romans; 6 The Impact of Romans; Recommendations for Further Reading; Index of References; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

Anyone who tries to read through Paul's epistle to the Romans soon discovers it is a dense and difficult text. Some of the difficulties are concealed by modern translations, yet even those translations are likely to baffle the average reader with unfamiliar terms-or to mislead the well-informed reader with terms that are over-familiar through the Christian doctrinal tradition. Morgan provides a guide to Romans, to help modern readers understand what Paul intended his audience to understand. The religious language of the epistle, its use of scripture and tradition, and its impact are all clearl