Good resources for Romans?

[CollectsBooks]

Hey guys.

I have a paper on Romans coming up in a few weeks and I'm trying to find some good resources. Some authors I have in mind are Leon Morris and Karl Barth. Anything I should check out? I'm open to different perspectives.

Thanks!

 

[SilentShadow100]

Annotated Bibles are always good. Do you have one, and if so, by whom?

 

[Steve Petersen]

The Mystery of Romans by Mark Nanos.

 

[Martinius]

William Barclay wrote a series of commentaries on the entire New Testament; look for his book on Romans. He also wrote a book on "The Mind of Paul" which will reference Romans. Barclay was a very well-respected bible scholar so would be an excellent source.

A great place to look for material would be a religious college or seminary library, if there are any near you.

 

[ebedmelech]

This one is quite thorough:

John Murray: The Epistle To The Romans:

Get a look inside here:

The Epistle to the Romans: The English Text with Introduction, Exposition and Notes (New Testament Commentary): John Murray: 9780802843418: Amazon.com: Books

 

[CollectsBooks]

Silent, I do not. My professor is pretty strict about the scholarship quality of the sources so I'm afraid it wouldn't help in this scenario. But I agree they are great to have.

Steve, I'd like to check it out! I have not heard of this author.

Martinius and Ebedmelech, yes! William Barclay and John Murray would be excellent. Thanks for the link, added that to my list.

 

[ebia]

Silent, I do not. My professor is pretty strict about the scholarship quality of the sources so I'm afraid it wouldn't help in this scenario. But I agree they are great to have.

Steve, I'd like to check it out! I have not heard of this author.

Martinius and Ebedmelech, yes! William Barclay and John Murray would be excellent. Thanks for the link, added that to my list.

New Interpreters Bible, volume whatever it is. The Romans commentary is by NT Wright. A must-read perspective.

 

[ebedmelech]

Silent, I do not. My professor is pretty strict about the scholarship quality of the sources so I'm afraid it wouldn't help in this scenario. But I agree they are great to have.

Steve, I'd like to check it out! I have not heard of this author.

Martinius and Ebedmelech, yes! William Barclay and John Murray would be excellent. Thanks for the link, added that to my list.

Glad to assist!

In my collection, I have "Romans: The Gospel Of God's Grace" by the late Alva J McLain.

It's a good work.

 

[Deegie]

Leon Morris and NT Wright are always good choices. May I suggest two additional commentaries that I have used in the past? (I'm assuming here that you are looking for good scholarly-type works.)

Doug Moo in the New International Commentary series
Thomas Schreiner in the Baker Exegetical series

Also, please note that there is a website which does a great job of listing and rating commentaries. I still can't post links, but it's simply bestcommentaries.com.

Good luck!

 

[Unix]

I use Paideia, the volume on Ro is by Frank J. Matera. http://www.christianforums.com/t7541241-post59636681/#post59636681
http://www.christianforums.com/t7541241-post59655971/#post59655971
I have read it through twice. *****
It's not my only commentary on Ro but the best.

 

[CollectsBooks]

Thank you all! Great to get such a nice reply!

 

[REPHAIAHPEDAHEL]

Word Studies: Romans in the Greek New Testament by Kenneth Wuest

 

[Deegie]

The above suggestion prompted me to take a look at Wuest's book, which I've long had in my Logos library but never actually opened. It's interesting...sort of a mix between an expanded translation (providing nuance) and a commentary (providing theological explanation). Of course, the latter aspect makes me wary of the former, and I'm not sure the two really belong together in any "objective" way. But the portions I skimmed were quite good, even if his theological perspective is rather different than mine. He does seem to mention some scholars who disagree with his perspective, which is a good thing (cf Rom. 8:29). I would suggest it as worthy of a look, but certainly worth checking one's conclusions elsewhere.

Thanks for the post!