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Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 38B: Romans 9–16 is unavailable, but you can change that!

See Romans in the light of modern historical and cultural studies with this commentary from ground breaking scholar James D.G. Dunn. Dunn maintains that it is imperative to grasp the coherence of Paul’s thought as it moves with sustained logic and consistent rigor from the opening announcement of God’s righteousness revealed in Christ and the gospel through each interlocking section of this...

partly indicate the different concrete expressions of God’s mercy (cf. BDF §142), but more likely reflects the Hebrew plural רַחֲמִים (as in 2 Sam 24:14; 1 Chron 21:13; Pss 25:6; 40:11; 51:1; etc.; Isa 63:15; Dan 2:18; 9:9, 18; Hos 2:19; so in Paul’s other usage—2 Cor 1:3 and Phil 2:1; singular, Col 3:12; see also Lietzmann). The emphasis on divine mercy confirms the connection of thought with the preceding section (11:30–32; e.g., Gaugler, Leenhardt), despite the different Greek words used (in the
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