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Some scholars thought Paul wrote Romans from Corinth before his missionary journey to Jerusalem with alms for the poor Jewish believers there. Christian Jews have been called Messianic Jews in more recent times. These were some of Paul's own people.
Paul knew the Orthodox Jews might make trouble for him. It seems he almost considered compromising and becoming more obedient to their law. In the end he insisted that Jesus is the way to salvation ... not the Torah in its entirety.
Jesus taught murder is wrong. There are laws in the Torah against murder, yet the story of Exodus showed the execution of someone for picking up sticks on Shabaht/Saturday Sabbath as righteousness under their law.
Paul was working for a better master. Remember Jesus taught, "No man can serve two masters."
This is where I’ll compile an Intro... thanks to the excellent suggestion of Dqhall
I’m whipping out my Trusty Holman Christian Standard Bible (Study Bible) for this Introduction to Paul’s Epistle of Romans...
~History of Rome... 269 BC - 80 AD~
269 BC ... The Romans begin minting their own coins
85 BC ... The Romans develop the hypocaust, a central heating system used in large villas and public baths.
27 BC - 14 AD ... Octavian (Augustus). Rome’s first emperor
March 15, 44 BC ... Julius Caesar is assassinated
5 BC ... The Birth of Jesus of Nazareth
14 AD - 37 AD... Tiberius Caesar’s Reign
33 AD... Jesus’ trials, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension
October 34 AD... Saul’s conversion on the Damascus Road
57 AD... Paul’s letter to the church at Rome written in Corinth
64 AD... Nero blames Christians for the great fire in Rome
70AD... Destruction of Herod’s Temple
70AD - 80AD Roman Coliseum under construction
~Circumstances of Writing~
Paul wrote this letter while he was in Corinth, and on his way to Jerusalem in the Spring of 57 AD to Deliver an Offering from the Gentile Churches to poor Jewish Christians. (Acts 20:3 ; Romans 15:25-29)
~Background~
Rome was the primary destination of this Epistle, but some Manuscripts lack the phrase “in Rome” (Romans 1:7), making a strong case that Paul intended this Epistle to be sent to other churches.
~Message And Purpose~
Paul was addressing the Core Message of Christianity and authoring the Epistle in the presence of horrendous Christian persecution.
Tension between the Jews and the Christians was mounting. Paul was hoping to gain funding for his upcoming Mission to the West... (Romans 15:23-29)
~Biblical Contribution~
To be continued...
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