THEO1088 Lecture 28: MARCH31_THEO100206_WALTON

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12 May 2017
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Intro: romans is a letter written to deal with a particular historical time period. Not the whole picture, but it is one perspective on that issue. Romans = most important/widely used book to understand christian theology and pauline theology. Likely one of his last letters, a more developed view of his theology: historical background: 57-58ce: after roman jews were returning from a mini exile in 54 ce, important historical reference to jesus (chrestus) in historian suetonius. This suggests there were enough christians in rome to make a difference to the roman empire. Purpose: introduce himself to roman christians. Establish report w community in rome ( i am longing to see you ) Friday, march 31, 2017: establish support for mission to the gentiles, solicit support for future mission trip to spain (which never actually happened, reconciliation between jews and gentiles.

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