Name of the sixth book of the
New Testament, dictated by Paul of Tarsus and penned by Tertius,
the Apostle's amanuensis, most likely while they were staying in the house
of Gaius, who is cited in the last chapter as their host. The book is fully known as the
Epistle of Paul to the Romans.
The letter is directed to the church of Rome and
elucidates that Salvation is offered to Greeks and Jews alike through the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
and free of the Law. The letter has 16 chapters and is by far the
longest of the Pauline epistles. Many scholars consider it this
Apostle's most
important theological legacy and as such it is listed first among the
epistles of the New Testament, though it is believed that in very
early times the order was probably otherwise.
The precise time at which the epistle was written
is unknown, though certain data that matches with what is written in Acts
suggests that it was most probably written while Paul was in Corinth and
just before he was about to travel to Jerusalem. This was during the
winter preceding Paul's last visit to Jerusalem and most researchers
thus date the letter in late 55 or early 56, or in that same period of
the following year, with a few scholars proposing a somewhat earlier or
later date. In Greek the
book is known as Epistole pros Romaious (Επιστολή προς Ρωμαίους),
meaning ‘Letter to the Romans’, which is usually shortened to Pros
Romaious.
Romans Chapter 1;
2;
3;
4;
5;
6;
7;
8;
9;
10;
11;
12;
13;
14;
15;
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