Paul’s letter to the Paul’s letter to the RomansRomans

New Testament ExegesisNew Testament Exegesis

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Introducing PaulIntroducing Paul

Who is Paul?Who is Paul? ““A citizen of two worlds”A citizen of two worlds” Is the Paul of the letters the Paul of Is the Paul of the letters the Paul of

Acts?Acts? Tracing his story: what can we know?Tracing his story: what can we know? ((Acts of Paul and TheclaActs of Paul and Thecla))

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Introducing RomansIntroducing Romans

Its place in the corpus of Paul’s Its place in the corpus of Paul’s lettersletters

Its place in the New Testament/ Its place in the New Testament/ Biblical theology.Biblical theology.

Its place in christian historyIts place in christian history

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Introductory mattersIntroductory matters

Its authorIts author Its occasionIts occasion Its place of originIts place of origin Its dateIts date

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Examining chapter 1Examining chapter 1

The concept of “letters”The concept of “letters” The salutation “Grace and peace”The salutation “Grace and peace” The autobiographical style “I am”The autobiographical style “I am” The purpose of writingThe purpose of writing The theological assumptionsThe theological assumptions

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Romans 1 1-6 Paul and the Romans 1 1-6 Paul and the gospelgospel

– The The origin origin of the gospel is Godof the gospel is God– The The attestationattestation of the gospel is scripture of the gospel is scripture– The The substancesubstance of the gospel is Jesus Christ of the gospel is Jesus Christ– The The scopescope of the gospel is of the gospel is all the nationsall the nations– The The purposepurpose of the gospel is the obedience of of the gospel is the obedience of

faithfaith– The The goal goal of the gospel is the honour of Jesus’ of the gospel is the honour of Jesus’

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Paul and the Romans 1:7-13Paul and the Romans 1:7-13

He thanks God for them allHe thanks God for them all He prays for themHe prays for them He longs to see themHe longs to see them He has often planned to visitHe has often planned to visit

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Paul and evangelism 1: 14-Paul and evangelism 1: 14-1717

The gospel is a debt to the worldThe gospel is a debt to the world The gospel is God’s power for The gospel is God’s power for

salvationsalvation The gospel reveals God’s The gospel reveals God’s

righteousnessrighteousness

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CLASS TASK (Solo)CLASS TASK (Solo)

Examine 1:18-32 as a piece of Examine 1:18-32 as a piece of literatureliterature

Analyse it according to subject Analyse it according to subject matter and write a bullet-point matter and write a bullet-point summarysummary

Write down any points that you don’t Write down any points that you don’t understand or find incoherent.understand or find incoherent.

Try to summarise Paul’s argumentTry to summarise Paul’s argument

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FEEDBACKFEEDBACK

Sharing our ideasSharing our ideas Drawing conclusionsDrawing conclusions Examining our prejudicesExamining our prejudices

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Reading AssignmentsReading Assignments

Introducing the two textsIntroducing the two texts Philip Esler, Philip Esler, Conflict and Identity in Conflict and Identity in

Romans: The Social Setting of Paul’s Romans: The Social Setting of Paul’s letterletter, Minneapolis, Fortress, 2003 , Minneapolis, Fortress, 2003 pp1-134pp1-134

Robert Morgan, Robert Morgan, RomansRomans, NT Guides, , NT Guides, Sheffield Academic Press, 1995 pp 1-Sheffield Academic Press, 1995 pp 1-7777

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Course AssignmentsCourse Assignments

An interpretive paper on 3:21-31 (3 An interpretive paper on 3:21-31 (3 pages)pages)

A lesson plan for a 45 minute class A lesson plan for a 45 minute class on 7:7-25. (1 page)on 7:7-25. (1 page)

A sermon on 11:25-32 (2 pages)A sermon on 11:25-32 (2 pages) An exegetical paper (10 pages)An exegetical paper (10 pages)