Romans (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Download or read book Romans (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament) written by Frank J. Matera and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fresh and readable addition to the Paideia series, well-respected New Testament scholar Frank Matera examines cultural context and theological meaning in Romans. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by • attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs • showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits • commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book • focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text • making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format