Bibliography

Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Bruce, F. F. The Epistle of Paul to the Romans. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963.

Bruce's study in this book is a contribution at the beginning of this Tyndale New Testament Commentaries on Romans, a famous commentary designed to help the reader of the general Bible to clearly understand what the text actually means and what it says, without unjustified alternative to scholarly technicalities. This book reminds the readers of William Tyndale's personal estimation of the letter as the primary and most excellent part of the New Testament. In addition, interpreters and readers of Paul find themselves strongly involved by his reasoning and personality power as Paul has often lured to tone down those features in his writings which are felt to be disagreeable, not to say immoral according to modern tastes. There is a possibility to go along with Paul so far, and then try to go beyond, by not accepting more of his philosophies and teachings, but by instinctively modifying his thoughts and perceptions in order to bring them into closer traditionalism with the present thought.

Calvin, John. The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,

1963.

Calvin has preached and wrote effectively on the Bible. His commentaries in this book show an exceptional combination of explication understanding, theological depth, and pastoral concern which have inspired generations of Christians. Calvin's theology is based upon a thorough knowledge of the scriptures which is therefore biblical relatively than scholastic and has all the originality of enthusiastic commitment to the truths of the words of God. The reading involves Paul beginning with a discussion of the state of humanity before the likelihood of recovery through faith in Jesus. He enlightens how idols were worshipped by gentiles, disregarding to God, and how Jews failed to properly follow the law, acting dishonestly by declaring adherence to Jewish law whilst stealthily sinning. Paul teaches that recovery from sin is possible only through faith and belief. Paul states the model of the biblical patriarch Abraham, who received the blessings of God and then passed them on to his descendents through the virtue of belief and conviction.

Donfried, Karl P., ed. The Romans Debate. Rev. ed. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991.

In “The Romans Debate” Donfried contributes to the part of Romans study by taking a thorough look at the audience to which Paul was writing. The focus of Donfried is to reveal that Paul wrote exclusively to a Gentile audience. While few parts of this study do not seem to hold a great deal of weight, there are a number of sections of this book that are extremely important to Romans study. The complete argument of Donfried focuses on one key supposition i.e. the existence of Gentile fearers of God in the Roman church. Additionally, a large section of this book is devoted to demonstrate not only that God-fearing Gentiles subsists but also that they were the delicates in Romans. Generally the writer has contributed a well researched study in this book and into the ...