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Paul’s Letter to the Romans: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Most modern exegesis on Paul’s letter to the Romans has been overwhelmingly shaped by the Reformed tradition, having been filtered through Luther, Calvin, and others. Through a careful survey of work on Romans by both ancient Church Fathers and modern exegetical scholars, Witherington gleans fresh insights from reading the text of Paul’s epistle in light of early Jewish theology, the historical...

both a debased mind and debased behavior. “They were given over, not so they could do what they did not want to do, but so that they could carry out exactly what they desired.… To hand over means to permit, not to encourage or force.…”23 Vv. 26–27 are about as clear a condemnation of homosexual and lesbian behavior as exists in the NT. Paul speaks of actions, not inclinations, attitudes, or genetics.24 He says quite literally that those who practice such behavior have exchanged the natural function
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