John D. Harvey

EXEGETICAL GUIDE to the GREEK NEW TESTAMENT

Romans

Andreas J. Köstenberger

Robert W. Yarbrough

General Editors

Nashville, Tennessee

Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Romans

Copyright © 2017 by John D. Harvey

Published by B&H Academic

Nashville, Tennessee

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-4336-7613-0

Dewey Decimal Classification: 227.1

Subject Heading: BIBLE. N.T. Romans—STUDY\BIBLE N.T. ROMANS—CRITICISM

The Greek text of Romans is from The Greek New Testament, Fifth Revised Edition, edited by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, and Bruce M. Metzger in cooperation with the Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Munster/Westphalia, © 2014 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart. Used by permission.

To Dr. Richard N. Longenecker, who graciously passed on to all his students a love for Paul and his letter to the Romans

Contents

Acknowledgments

Publisher’s Preface

General Introduction to the EGGNT Series

Abbreviations

Romans

Introduction

Authorship

Place of Origin and Date

Audience, Occasion, and Purpose

Outline

Recommended Commentaries

I. Letter Opening (1:1–17)

A. Salutation (1:1–7)

For Further Study

1. Slave and Slavery (1:1)

2. Apostle and Apostleship (1:1)

3. Gospel (1:1)

4. Resurrection (1:4)

5. Gentiles (1:5)

6. Grace (1:7)

Homiletical Suggestions

Introductory Salutation (1:1–7)

Paul, the Gospel, and Jesus (1:1–5)

B. Thanksgiving (1:8–12)

For Further Study

7. Pauline Thanksgivings (1:8)

8. Prayer in Paul (1:9)

Homiletical Suggestions

Paul’s Concern for the Romans (1:8–12)

The Fellowship of the Church Universal (1:8–12)

C. Occasion for Writing (1:13–15)

For Further Study

9. Letters and Letter Writing (1:13)

Homiletical Suggestions

Paul’s Planned Visit to Rome (1:13–15)

Paul’s Understanding of His Ministry (1:13–15)

D. Thesis (1:16–17)

For Further Study

10. Righteousness (1:17)

11. Faith (1:17)

12. Paul’s Use of the Old Testament (1:17)

Homiletical Suggestions

Paul’s Confidence in the Gospel (1:16–17)

II. Letter Body (1:18–15:13)

A. The Revelation of God’s Righteousness (1:18–4:25)

1. God Reveals His Righteousness Through Wrath (1:18–3:20)

a. Because Humankind Suppresses God’s Truth (1:18–23)

For Further Study

13. God’s Wrath (1:18)

14. Heaven (1:18)

15. General Revelation (1:20)

16. Heart (1:21)

17. God’s Glory (1:23)

Homiletical Suggestions

The Revelation of God’s Wrath (1:18–23)

b. Because the Gentiles Practice Unrighteousness (1:24–32)

For Further Study

18. Mind (1:28)

19. Vice and Virtue Lists (1:29–31)

20. Death and Life (1:32)

Homiletical Suggestions

God “Hands Over” Humankind (1:24–32)

Humankind’s Fundamental Sin: Rejecting God

c. Because the Moral Person Judges Others (2:1–16)

For Further Study

21. Diatribe (2:1–5)

22. God’s Judgment (2:2)

23. Repentance (2:4)

24. Paul and the Law (2:12)

25. Conscience (2:15)

Homiletical Suggestions

God’s Judgment (2:1–16)

d. Because the Jews Transgress the Law (2:17–29)

For Further Study

26. Circumcision (2:27)

Homiletical Suggestions

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