INTRODUCTION TO ROMANS 9
CHAPTERS 9–11’S RELATIONSHIP TO CHAPTERS 1–8
There have been two ways of understanding this literary unit’s relationship to chapters 1–8.
It is a totally separate topic, a theological parenthesis
There is a drastic contrast and lack of logical connection between 8:39 and 9:1.
It is directly related to the historical tension in the church at Rome between believing Jews and believing Gentiles. It was possibly related to the growing Gentile leadership of the Church.
There was misunderstanding about Paul’s preaching concerning Israel (and the Law) and his apostleship to the Gentiles (offer of…
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