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| What genre Romans is and why it was written in the first place. |
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| Where Adam failed, Christ came to heal that part of humanity and make it whole again. Christ was everything Adam was not. |
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| The port city of Corinth, where Paul probably wrote Romans. |
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| Roman Catholic council brought together to decide whether Luther's beliefs matched with the church's. The end result was that human will is necessary in the salvation process, predestination is un-Biblical and grace can be fortefied. |
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| Jews believed God had established a covenant with them and therefore they would be saved. They obeyed the law to continue ensuring their salvation. It was an obedience to stay saved, not to get saved. |
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| Historical-critical approach |
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| The historical background of the author, what was going on in his or her life at the time and in his or her society at the time is very important. The "in front of the text" type of issues are not as important. |
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| A journey toward righteousness and justification with God. Not instantaneous - the mistakes you make set you back, but you can continue moving forward. |
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| Righteousness and justification placed upon you instantly by God. A legal fiction. Anything you had done appears null and void. |
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| Some believe Romans was Paul's way of summing up his life and his theology. It was a manifesto. It elevates important themes and ideas in Pauline theology. |
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| Started with E.P. Sanders. It is a way of reading Romans which believes Paul was concerned with the people issue. He was worried works of the law were being used to exclude Gentiles. |
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| To send forward for God's glory |
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| History of the influence of text; history of the effects |
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| At the same time: a sinner and just or justified. |
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