'Righteousness from God' ( 1:17) includes justification by faith, but it alsoĮmbraces such related ideas as guilt, sanctification and security. It would seem that a broader theme states the message of the book more adequately. Although justification by faith has been suggested by some as the theme,

Paul's primary theme in Romans is the basic gospel, God's plan of salvationĪnd righteousness for all humankind, Jew and Gentile alike (see 1:16-17 and 1 - 14 or 1-15) for more general distribution. Or someone else used a shorter form (chs. Perhaps Paul originally sent the entire letter to the Roman church, after which he Minority of the congregation (see 4:1 chs. Jews, however, must have constituted a substantial Original recipients of the letter were the people of the church at Rome ( 1:7), Erastus (see 16:23 and note) may also have been a Corinthian (see 2Ti 4:20). Miles away) because of references to Phoebe of Cenchrea (see 16:1 and note)Īnd to Gaius, Paul's host (see 16:23 and note), who was probably a Corinthian The most likely place of writing is either Corinth or Cenchrea (about six He wrote 2 Corinthians ( 2Co 8-9), the writing of Romans must follow that of 1Co 16:1-4) and the collection issue had still not been resolved when Not yet been at Corinth (on his third missionary journey) when he wrote 1 Corinthians In 15:26 it is suggested that Paul had already received contributions from the churches of Macedonia andĪchaia, so he either was at Corinth or had already been there. Very likely Paul was on his third missionary journey, ready to return to Jerusalem with the offering from the mission churches for poverty-strickenīelievers in Jerusalem (see 15:25-27 and notes). The book was probably written in the early spring of a.d. The doctrinal content of the book is typical of Paul, which is evident fromĪ comparison with other letters he wrote. The letter containsĪ number of historical references that agree with known facts of Paul's life. The early church was ever raised against his authorship. Writer of this letter was the apostle Paul (see 1:1 and note).

Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Romans. This summary of the book of Romans provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme,

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