Rereading Romans From The Perspective Of Paul's Gospel

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Product Description Paul did not write a systematic theology or specific church doctrines when he wrote Romans His audience was Roman Christians and his last will was to preach the gospel to all especially gentiles in Spain Through this letter Paul wants to pave the way for a visit to Rome and expects their support on his mission trip to Spain The question is this What kind of the gospel does he want to share with them Traditionally the letter has been read from the perspective of forensic salvation that an individual justification occurs once and for all by faith in Christ This view remains with the socalled New Perspective on Paul and Christs faithfulness has not been explored Rereading the letter with a renewed concept of the good news in the letter this book challenges the traditional reading of Romans and explores Pauls threefold gospel that features the gospel that is Godcentered Christexemplified and Christianimitated His main concern is how gentiles can become children of God as well as how Jews may live faithfully in Christ In Romans the good news is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith It is not a set of knowledge about God or Jesus Paul is eager to share this gospel of faith with the Roman Christians and to correct some misunderstandings about him since his gospel is viewed as antiJewish or antinomian Review Yung Suk Kims new commentary on Pauls letter to the Romans is powerful good news for readers who are seeking the foundation for an honest and upright life at a moment when moral values seem to be disappearing from the public square Kim courageously challenges the traditional reading of Romans as a forensic treatise on the exoneration of guilty sinners by the vicarious death of Jesus Kim reclaims Pauls bold vision of the faithfulness of Jesus as the measure of a right life and the path forward to a just and reconciled worldL L Welborn Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature Fordham University Yung Suk Kims book on Romans is a helpful gospeloriented explanation of Romans that consistently keeps Pauls apostolic mission in mind Its advantages are that it takes seriously the faithfulness of Jesus beginning with its explanation of Romans 32226 its attention to Pauls focus on Israel and its salvation and its attention to 1211513 as integral to Pauls argument This book will work well to introduce undergraduate and seminary students to Pauls letter to the RomansMark Reasoner Professor of Biblical Theology Marian University About the Author Yung Suk Kim is the associate professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University Kim received the Scott and Stringfellow Outstanding Professor Award from VUU He is the author of more than a dozen books including Preaching the New Testament Again Cascade 2019 Christs Body in Corinth 2008 Biblical Interpretation Pickwick 2013 Resurrecting Jesus Cascade 2015 Messiah in Weakness Cascade 2016 and Toward Decentering the New Testament Cascade 2018 coauthored with Mitzi Smith