Solving the Romans Debate. A. Andrew Das. A distinctive new reading revealing
the audience and purpose of the letter. SELLING POINTS. • A fresh and ...
Solving the Romans Debate A. Andrew Das
A distinctive new reading revealing the audience and purpose of the letter SELLING POINTS • •
A fresh and thorough new reading of the situation prompting Paul’s most important and puzzling letter Offers new insight into potential anti-Judaism in interpretation
Why did Paul address a long discussion of Jewish themes to a Gentile audience? Scholars have long debated the “double character” of Romans. Das aims to resolve the debate through a fresh understanding of the identity and attitudes of the Gentile Christians in Rome and of the expulsion of Jews from Rome under the emperor Claudius. His reading offers new insight into Paul’s concern for the Jewish roots of the Christ movement.
Contents 1. The Enigma of Romans 2. The Ethnic Composition of the Roman Congregations 3. Who Were the Gentiles in the Roman Church? 4. Claudius’s Edict of Expulsion 5. Gentile Anti-Judaism and the Purpose of Romans Shelving: Religion / New Testament Readers: College, university, and seminary professors and students; Bible scholars; clergy; librarians Reading 7 Level: ISBN-13: 978-0-8006-3860-3 ISBN-10: 0-8006-3860-3 $24.00 / CAN $29.00 / UK £13.99 Price: 6" x 9", paperback, 248 pages Spec: World Rights: Pub Date: January 2007 REL000000, REL006220 BISAC:
1-800-328-4648
A. Andrew Das holds the Niebuhr Distinguished Chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. He is the author of three books, including Paul and the Jews (2004, Hendrickson).
