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Of all of Paul’s letters, Romans is the most immersed in the Old Testament. Romans declares that God’s promises are fulfilled in Jesus. David G. Peterson situates Romans within the grand redemptive story of the Old Testament: creation, fall, Israel, exile, and promised redemption in the Messiah. Peterson reads Romans as Paul’s exposition and defense of the gospel and highlights its unique...

Paul wrote Romans toward the end of his extensive ministry in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, from Jerusalem and Syria to the province of Illyricum (cf. 15:19). Most likely, he composed the letter during his three-month winter stay in Corinth (cf. 16:1, 21–23; Acts 20:1–3 [“Greece”]; 1 Cor 16:6) before returning to Jerusalem. From there he hoped to visit Rome to begin a new sphere of ministry in the western part of the Empire, journeying as far as Spain (Rom 15:25–28). Various
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