The book of Romans is quite possibly the most read and studied book in the entire New Testament, if not the whole Bible. It is the longest epistle and covers a wide variety of topics so there is something for everyone, to use a phrase. The first great Reformers, such as Martin Luther, based the majority of their theology off of Romans. In fact it was by reading Romans that Luther came to realize what he did about faith and salvation. Given the sheer amount of importance placed upon this letter, it should be no surprise that countless volumes of research of every kind has been done on Romans. In fact I wouldn't be shocked if there were more Romans specific scholars than Old Testament scholars! So let's take a look at Romans and see what some of the major themes are and if there is a unifying point to the whole book. Background The book of Romans was probably written in AD 57. This, however, is disputed. We do know for sure that Paul wrote it in Corinth. The question is wh...
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