Introducing Romans

Paul's Letter to the Romans has proven to be a particular challenge for commentators, with its many highly significant interpretive issues often leading to tortuous convolutions and even "e;dead ends"e; in their understanding of the letter. Here, Richard N. Longenecker takes a comprehensive look at the complex backdrop of Paul's letter and carefully unpacks a number of critical issues, including:* Authorship, integrity, occasion, date, addressees, and purpose* Important recent interpretive approaches* Greco-Roman oral, rhetorical, and epistolary conventions* Jewish and Jewish Christian thematic and rhetorical features* The establishing of the letter's Greek text* The letter's main focus, structure, and argument