Keck, could not count on support for his western mission as long as the Roman Christians were squabbling over dietary observations. However, Keck sees these quarrels as mere symptoms of a more serious malady: the negative attitude of Gentile Christians toward Jews. In the epistle Paul explains the meaning of the gospel in a way that emphasized God’s dealing with the human condition. Thus, surmises Keck, Paul writes his “theology of mission.” Of major significance in this Introduction is Keck’s summary