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Romans was written to help reconcile Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome. Paul’s aim was to unify these two sub-groups. In his letter, he presented a theology that placed Jew and Gentile on an equal footing, both in their sin and in their salvation. Modern Christians understand that our own situation corresponds to Paul’s original setting. Although the content of Romans was intended for a...

1:3–4 (“descended from David according to the flesh”) and in the quotation from Isaiah 11:10 in Romans 15:12 (“The root of Jesse shall come, he who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope”). Paul saw the promise to David fulfilled in the reign of Jesus after the resurrection (1 Cor 15:20–28). Three covenants of the Scriptures of Israel received significant attention in Paul’s letters: (1) the covenant with Abraham, (2) the covenant through Moses, and (3) the new covenant of Jeremiah
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