Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire

by Scot McKnight

Book Overview

To read Romans from beginning to end, from letter opening to final doxology, is to retrace the steps of Paul. To read Romans front to back was what Paul certainly intended. But to read Romans forward may have kept the full message of Romans from being perceived. Reading forward has led readers to classify Romans as abstract and systematic theology, as a letter unstained by real pastoral concerns.

But what if a different strategy were adopted?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481308785
• ISBN13: 9781481308786
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"