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Romans : Text, Readers, and the History of Interpretation
Outline : A wide-ranging study of the interpretation of Paul's Letter to the Romans throughout history, from Origen to Karl Barth. Modern commentaries on Paul's Letter to the Romans are latecomers to conversations that have been ongoing for centuries. This introduction to Romans focuses on reception history with attention to the state of the text and its interpretation. Stephen Westerholm illuminates the long tradition of reading Romans, Paul's most extensive statement on the Christian faith. The book moves diachronically from the second century to the twentieth century with analysis of Origen, John Chrysostom, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, the King James Bible, John Locke, John Wesley, and Karl Barth, among others. Readers encounter a rich history of interpretation of key texts and topics, including law, justification, faith, sin, Jews, gentiles, and Israel. Westerholm reliably and effectively bridges the past and the present. He situates each past reader of Romans in historical context before highlighting significant interpretive features, exegetical insights, new readings, and conflicts with former interpreters. The result is a magisterial guide that will serve scholars and clergy alike.
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