Romans (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

In this fresh and readable addition to the Paideia series well-respected New Testament scholar Frank Matera examines cultural context and theological meaning in Romans. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by • attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs • showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits • commenting on the final canonical form of each New Testament book • focusing on the cultural literary and theological settings of the text • making judicious use of maps photos and sidebars in a reader-friendly format