PREACHING ROMANS

Four Perspectives

Edited by

Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

4035 Park East Court SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

www.eerdmans.com

© 2019 Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica

All rights reserved

Published 2019

isbn 978-0-8028-7545-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: McKnight, Scot, editor.

Title: Preaching Romans : four perspectives / edited by Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica.

Description: Grand Rapids : Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018039048 | ISBN 9780802875457 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Romans—Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Bible. Romans—Sermons.

Classification: LCC BS2665.52 .P74 2019 | DDC 227/.106—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018039048

To Joseph’s parents,

Frances (†March 5, 2017) and Benjamin (†March 8, 2017) Modica—

for ironing loose-leaf pages of homework

and for the World Book Encyclopedia.

Requiescant in pace.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Interpretive Perspectives on the Apostle Paul

1. Romans and the “Lutheran” Paul

Stephen Westerholm

2. Romans and the New Perspective

Scot McKnight

3. Romans and the Apocalyptic Reading of Paul

Douglas A. Campbell

4. Romans and the Participationist Perspective

Michael J. Gorman

Preaching Romans: Sermons

Reformational Perspective

5. Romans as Ecclesial Theology: Building Multiethnic Missional Churches

Michael F. Bird

6. God Justifies the Ungodly: Romans 4:1–8

Thomas R. Schreiner

7. The Transforming Reality of Justification by Faith: Romans 5:1–5

Carl R. Trueman

New Perspective

8. The Balance of Already/Not Yet: Romans 8:1–17

James D. G. Dunn

9. This Changes Everything: Romans 5:12–21

Tara Beth Leach

10. Pass the Peace by Faith: Romans 4:1–4, 13–17

Scot McKnight

Apocalyptic Perspective

11. Immortal Combat: Romans 1:16–17 and 5:12–14

Jason Micheli

12. In Celebration of Full Communion: Romans 3:21–24

Fleming Rutledge

13. Old Adam, New Adam; Old World, New World; Old You, New You: Romans 5:12–21

William H. Willimon

Participationist Perspective

14. Death Becomes Her: Romans 6:1–14

Timothy G. Gombis

15. Made New by One Man’s Obedience: Romans 5:12–19

Richard B. Hays

16. Breathing Well: Romans 8:12–30

Suzanne Watts Henderson

Conclusion

17. Implications

Joseph B. Modica

Recommended Reading

Contributors

Index of Authors

Index of Subjects

Index of Scripture References

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to all our contributors, who met deadlines, submitted outstanding essays and sermons, and offered keen insights along the way, and to our terrific editors, Michael Thomson, Jenny Hoffman, and Ryan Davis, who shepherded this project to completion.

I (JBM) am grateful to my longtime friend and coeditor, Scot McKnight, for his generous kindness in allowing me to dedicate our volume to my parents, who died within a few days of each other in 2017. It was ...