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Two Old Testament Precedents
Paul alludes to Old Testament precedents and now he must flesh this out. He does with Abraham (Genesis 15:6) and David (Psalm 32:1-2) citing that their justification had nothing to do with what they had…
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Romans 4:1 (ASV), Romans 4:2 (ASV), Romans 4:3 (ASV), Romans 4:4 (ASV), Romans 4:5 (ASV), Romans 4:6 (ASV), Romans 4:7 (ASV), Romans 4:8 (ASV)
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The Impartiality of God
Paul uses another Greco-Roman style of writing called the diatribe. Simply he writes as if he were responding to critics and opposers all along the way. Here his imaginary critic is he who says that they…
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Romans 2:1 (ASV), Romans 2:2 (ASV), Romans 2:3 (ASV), Romans 2:4 (ASV), Romans 2:5 (ASV), Romans 2:6 (ASV), Romans 2:7 (ASV), Romans 2:8 (ASV), Romans 2:9 (ASV), Romans 2:10 (ASV), Romans 2:11 (ASV), Romans 2:12 (ASV), Romans 2:13 (ASV), Romans 2:14 (ASV), Romans 2:15 (ASV), Romans 2:16 (ASV)
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Sin and Retribution: The Pagan World
Here begins Paul's massive argument. He begins talking about the Gentiles (though, as I said, slyly about the Jews as well). Their sin is simple: the way the world is made leads logically to the idea…
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Romans 1:18 (ASV), Romans 1:19 (ASV), Romans 1:20 (ASV), Romans 1:21 (ASV), Romans 1:22 (ASV), Romans 1:23 (ASV), Romans 1:24 (ASV), Romans 1:25 (ASV), Romans 1:26 (ASV), Romans 1:27 (ASV), Romans 1:28 (ASV), Romans 1:29 (ASV), Romans 1:30 (ASV), Romans 1:31 (ASV), Romans 1:32 (ASV)
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The Theme of the Gospel: The Righteousness of God Revealed
Here basically you would find your thesis statement. Notice that 1:16 is an inclusio with either 2:9 or 2:10 (though I would vote for 2:9 with 2:10 being there simply for emphasis). The point of the inclusio…
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Prologue (1:1-15)
1:1-6 Salutation This is pretty basic stuff here. Paul introduces himself in good ole' Greco-Roman style. Euengelion ("gospel of God" in verse 1) was used in the Septuagint to refer to Israel's release…
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Romans 1:1 (ASV), Romans 1:2 (ASV), Romans 1:3 (ASV), Romans 1:4 (ASV), Romans 1:5 (ASV), Romans 1:6 (ASV), Romans 1:7 (ASV), Romans 1:8 (ASV), Romans 1:9 (ASV), Romans 1:10 (ASV), Romans 1:11 (ASV), Romans 1:12 (ASV), Romans 1:13 (ASV), Romans 1:14 (ASV), Romans 1:15 (ASV)
