Solving the Romans Debate

by A. Andrew Das

Book Overview

Scholars have long debated the "double character" of Romans.Why did Paul address a long discussion of Jewish themes toa Gentile audience? Das provides a fresh understanding ofthe identity and attitudes of the Gentile Christians in Romeand of the expulsion of Jews from Rome under the emperorClaudius. His reading offers new insight into Paul's concernfor the Jewish roots of the Christ movement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800638603
• ISBN13: 9780800638603
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"