Hebrew Epistle: The Hebrew Christians Living In Rome

The purpose behind this paper is to offer a brief review on a book called “Reading Romans in Context: Paul and Second Temple Judaism” . This review will focus on four major components, first being the editor’s information. The editor’s information will cover education, any positions they hold today, and whatever scholarship information that is currently available. The second thing that will be reviewed will be a concise summary of the major theme of the book followed by the third, an honest and courteous evaluation of the book. The fourth thing that will be added is a bibliography at the end of the paper for reference of the book.

Because of Adams fall, death and sin is a part of life. However, because God loved us He sent His son Jesus in our place and Jesus died for our sins. Romans 5 vv. 1-2 says, “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ through whom we have obtained access” (Rom. 5:2 NRSV). When Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for us, God discharged our sins and declared us righteous. According to Douglas Moo, “By

But God restored us to himself through his love and mercy and saved us with his grace (v. 4-7).

To grasp the meaning and validity of Romans chapter 5 verse 21, it must be read in conjunction to verse 20, beginning at the conclusion of the sentence after the colon. For clarity, let us begin our reading again at verse 20, “Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound…” In continuance it states in verse 21, “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” Let us explain verse 21 by using the Greek translation for the words reigned and righteousness. As sin “reigned” -[Gk. “Basileuo”, pronounced bas-il-yoo’-o, meaning to rule (-d)], having power and dominion

In Romans 3:28-30, Paul explains that people are saved by faith, not by the law. During that time period, it was a big adjustment for Jewish culture that the law was not the main focus anymore. Many Jews were still so focused on the law that it took away from their opportunity to witness to the Gentile cultures around them. Most Jews at this time had beliefs about the gentiles that they were not worthy to be justified, because of their life styles and ideas. The New Testament addresses this and points to the fact that Jesus died for the World and all its cultures.

In Romans 5, v. 9 believers have been justified by the blood of Jesus and are saved through Jesus from God’s wrath. According to Xavier Leon-Dufour, “when believers are justified, our attachments to ourselves and our own glory is removed” (John 7:18 NRSV). Prior to Adam’s fall, humankind depended on God and were friends with God (Gen. 2). Although God created humankind in His own image and shared all His creations with us, Adam disobeyed God and broke the friendship. As a result, all humankind became enemies of God (Gen. 3). However, through the blood of Jesus, believers have been declared righteous and our justification has been completed. We are no longer God’s enemy and we are guaranteed salvation from God’s wrath. John Stott stated that, “Believers

In Ephesians 2:14-22, Paul writes a letter to the people of Ephesus both Jews and Gentiles of the time, telling them that Christ had broken down the wall of hostility so that they can live in peace and unity. Within this paper, there will be an extensive exegetical look at the history of the passage; what the significance of this passage is to the biblical audience, and the differences between the biblical audience and today’s audience. By studying this passage, people today can grasp the meaning and apply it to their lives.

The Epistle to the Romans is one of seven letters undisputedly written by the apostle Paul in the mid-first century. Distinct from the earlier New Testament books, Romans is not a Greco-Roman biography but a correspondence with a church in Rome that Paul did not found during his apostolic ministry and mission. Through this letter, Paul explains to the Roman church his theology and models of salvation through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (3:24-25). While Paul’s explanation begins as early as the first chapter, the second chapter of Romans (Romans 2) stands apart in its frank declaration that all Jewish people are sinners and condemned despite (or perhaps, because of) their possession of God’s Law. Romans 2 serves to provide

The Pastoral Epistles main emphasis is on tradition and how to combat traitors since the church at the time was changing into a much more organized community. There was also concern by the authors of the epistles regarding the practice of Hellenistic Judaism, and Moral Law that concerned abstinence fro marriage and food. Reference Harris, S. L. (2015).The New Testament: A student's introduction(8th ed.).

Justification is being legally declared free from guilt does not instantly make one perfectly righteous. Paul makes it very clear that growth in godly righteousness is a process (UCG). The righteousness of which Paul speaks, especially in the letters to Galatia and Rome, stands in contrast to the righteousness that is based on the fulfillment of the law by man as the covenant partner of God. It is "the righteousness of faith" and "the righteousness of God" (Rom 10:6), and is most certainly the gift of God. From the human standpoint, what God looks for in those who receive the gospel is "faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Gal 2:20).

In Romans 1-8 Paul is writing to teach the doctrine of Christ. Although Paul goes into much more depth in these eight chapters, his message ultimately boils down to the following sentence. We have all sinned and deserve death, however, through the redemption and sanctification of Christ we have been saved and should now lead, Christ centered lives of faith.

In the Old Testament, the Israelites were seen as people who failed to listen to God’s commandments. Despite knowing beforehand that they would be punished for their disobedience, they still continued to commit sin. God tried to deter their misbehavior by promising them many blessings, but it worked to no avail. Due to the insubordination of the Israelites, He made sure that the promises He made to them would be withheld and that they would face consequences.

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death" (Rom 8:1-2). Paul believes if you are in Christ Jesus, then you will be saved. Because of Jesus ' selflessness, he has freed us from sin and death. God had created the world

In essence we are totally indigent within ourselves. As humans we have things wrong with us that we cannot fix on our own, we need Jesus to justify, sanctify, and to glorify us. Paul proclaims that knowledge of the law brings wrath, the Gentiles conversely didn’t have the law. The Jews by Paul’s teaching are under a stronger condemnation because they had the law all along (Romans 4:15). Essentially, the Jews are held to a higher standard than the gentiles. No matter if we are Jew or Gentile, we are all condemned by God the same but held to different standards. Romans 3:20, “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.” God and sin cannot be together. Rome in Paul’s day and our world today are truthfully no different. We are all sinners and the only way we can be justified is by His grace through the redemption of Jesus (Romans

To speak of the Hebrew Scripture is to speak of story, a story stretching from the very beginning of time to only a few centuries before the beginning of the Common Era. It is to speak of richness of content, of purpose and of reality and to engross oneself in an overarching narrative that, depending on your personal convictions, continues to the present day. Within this richness is found a wide variety of different events and experience, told through a series of genre ranging from foundational myth to apocalypse, law giving to poetry, genealogy to wisdom and many more. Within this diversity however, three broad sections can be discerned that speak to a shared purpose and content, these are the sections of Law, Prophecy and Writings. It