Romans 1-8

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William M. Greathouse pastored for 23 years. He has served as dean of religion and college president of Trevecca Nazarene University; president of Nazarene Theological Seminary; and general superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene. He is the author of several books, including The Fullness of the Spirit, Love Made Perfect, and Wholeness in Christ George Lyons is a professor of New Testament at Northwest Nazarene University. He has taught at Olivet Nazarene University and serves as a visiting professor Nazarene colleges and universities around the world

General Editors' Preface	p. 7
Author's Preface	p. 9
Abbreviations	p. 11
Bibliography	p. 15
Introduction	p. 21
The Importance of Romans	p. 21
The Place and Date of Writing	p. 23
The Occasion and Purpose for Romans	p. 23
Christianity in Rome	p. 24
The Unifying Theology of Romans	p. 26
The Rhetorical Genre and Logical Organization of Romans	p. 31
The Different Text Forms of Romans	p. 35
Letter Prescript: Romans 1:1-15	p. 37
The Apostolic Greeting (1:1-7)	p. 37
Paul's Interest in the Roman Church (1:8-15)	p. 48
Paul's Prayer (1:8-12)	p. 50
Paul's Plans (1:13-15)	p. 53
The Gospel of God's Righteousness: Romans 1:16-15:13	p. 57
The Thesis of the Letter (1:16-17)	p. 57
God's Righteousness Needed (1:18-3:20)	p. 67
The Human Predicament (1:18-32)	p. 67
God's Righteous Judgment (2:1-16)	p. 83
The Challenge to Jews (2:17-29)	p. 94
The Advantage of the Jews (3:1-8)	p. 103
No One Is Righteous (3:9-20)	p. 109
God's Righteousness Provided (3:21-8:39)	p. 118
The Gospel of Justification (3:21-4:25)	p. 118
The Hope of the Gospel (5:1-8:39)	p. 150
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