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Romans: Experiencing Peace Together in a Chaotic World
Redemptive Peace
The church in Rome was split into differing groups and in their zeal to advocate for their viewpoints had gone over the line of gospel mission to controlling ambition.
In trying to unify a congregation he’d never met, the Apostle Paul starts the first half of his letter reminding the believers of their redemption in Jesus, anticipating the unity for their life together. Paul ends with a call for peace; a redemptive peace that speaks to how to live in relation to our state, our work, our church, and our households.
Romans is the most influential document in the New Testament for the formation of what Christians believe today. But it also has importance for how to live that belief in our chaotic world.
Ideal for personal reflection or group study, Scot McKnight explores the links between the Bible’s world and ours, presenting the enduring relevance of the letter to the Romans for us today.
In the New Testament Everyday Bible Study Series, widely respected biblical scholar Scot McKnight combines interpretive insights with pastoral wisdom for all the books of the New Testament. Each volume
Original Meaning. Brief, precise expositions of the biblical text and offers a clear focus for the central message of each passage.Fresh Interpretation. Brings the passage alive with fresh images and what it means to follow King Jesus.Practical Application. Biblical connections and questions for reflection and application for each passage.
The church in Rome was split into differing groups and in their zeal to advocate for their viewpoints had gone over the line of gospel mission to controlling ambition.
In trying to unify a congregation he’d never met, the Apostle Paul starts the first half of his letter reminding the believers of their redemption in Jesus, anticipating the unity for their life together. Paul ends with a call for peace; a redemptive peace that speaks to how to live in relation to our state, our work, our church, and our households.
Romans is the most influential document in the New Testament for the formation of what Christians believe today. But it also has importance for how to live that belief in our chaotic world.
Ideal for personal reflection or group study, Scot McKnight explores the links between the Bible’s world and ours, presenting the enduring relevance of the letter to the Romans for us today.
In the New Testament Everyday Bible Study Series, widely respected biblical scholar Scot McKnight combines interpretive insights with pastoral wisdom for all the books of the New Testament. Each volume
Original Meaning. Brief, precise expositions of the biblical text and offers a clear focus for the central message of each passage.Fresh Interpretation. Brings the passage alive with fresh images and what it means to follow King Jesus.Practical Application. Biblical connections and questions for reflection and application for each passage.
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Published May 9, 2023
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About the author
Scot McKnight
210 books542 followersScot McKnight is a recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. McKnight, author or editor of forty books, is the Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL. Dr. McKnight has given interviews on radios across the nation, has appeared on television, and is regularly speaks at local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the USA and abroad. Dr. McKnight obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham (1986).
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May 28, 2023
I’ve read several of McKnight’s books. I highly recommend his work, The King Jesus Gospel. Thus, I was looking forward to reading Scot’s commentary on the Letter to the Romans.
If you’re in the market for a verse by verse commentary on Romans, McKnight’s book might disappoint you. His commentary on Romans is more of a thought by thought exposition. His commentary is helpful, but not focused on exegetical details.
Regarding his view on Israel espoused throughout this work, McKnight does not hold to Replacement Theology. His viewpoint is best described as an Expansionist view of Israel. To McKnight God did not inaugurate a new body of believers, the Church. Rather, He expanded Israel to include the Gentiles. Nothing new about that from the standpoint of the Jewish Scriptures.
Scot is unclear as to what this Expansionistic Israel is. Is it a new work of God? Isn’t he still saying the Church is Israel and has replaced national Israel? Is the Church, in his theology, a refurbished Israel?
Hence, a replaced Israel.
I thought when McKnight worked through Romans 9-11, his viewpoint would become more clarified. Quite the opposite happened. One cannot have a national Israel with a spiritual remnant within the nation, then turn that nation into a non-nation(the Church) without a remnant and not expect confusion.
McKnight’s wants his cake and to eat it as well. Sadly, his cake turns into one theological donut with a huge hole in the center, namely the neglect of OT passages that describe the constitution and continuation of Israel and its future as a permanent holy nation through Yeshua in the messianic kingdom.
Finally, Scot’s chapter on Roman’s 13 addresses
Paul’s instructions on how the Christian should relate to the government. Very helpful.
Wisely, McKnight sees Romans 13 as deeply connected to chapter 12 where Paul admonishes God’s people how to love one another and to love outsiders. If only the evangelical anti maskers, anti-vaxers, anti-social distancing from people for health reasons as mandated by the federal government would have kept the exhortation in Romans 12 in mind. But alas, the FOX news narrative took precedence over the clear truth of God’s Word. Check out McKnight’s comments that lead up to his explanation of Romans 13.
If you want a quick, easy to grasp aerial view of the 16 chapters of Romans, McKnight’s work would definitely be helpful.
If you’re in the market for a verse by verse commentary on Romans, McKnight’s book might disappoint you. His commentary on Romans is more of a thought by thought exposition. His commentary is helpful, but not focused on exegetical details.
Regarding his view on Israel espoused throughout this work, McKnight does not hold to Replacement Theology. His viewpoint is best described as an Expansionist view of Israel. To McKnight God did not inaugurate a new body of believers, the Church. Rather, He expanded Israel to include the Gentiles. Nothing new about that from the standpoint of the Jewish Scriptures.
Scot is unclear as to what this Expansionistic Israel is. Is it a new work of God? Isn’t he still saying the Church is Israel and has replaced national Israel? Is the Church, in his theology, a refurbished Israel?
Hence, a replaced Israel.
I thought when McKnight worked through Romans 9-11, his viewpoint would become more clarified. Quite the opposite happened. One cannot have a national Israel with a spiritual remnant within the nation, then turn that nation into a non-nation(the Church) without a remnant and not expect confusion.
McKnight’s wants his cake and to eat it as well. Sadly, his cake turns into one theological donut with a huge hole in the center, namely the neglect of OT passages that describe the constitution and continuation of Israel and its future as a permanent holy nation through Yeshua in the messianic kingdom.
Finally, Scot’s chapter on Roman’s 13 addresses
Paul’s instructions on how the Christian should relate to the government. Very helpful.
Wisely, McKnight sees Romans 13 as deeply connected to chapter 12 where Paul admonishes God’s people how to love one another and to love outsiders. If only the evangelical anti maskers, anti-vaxers, anti-social distancing from people for health reasons as mandated by the federal government would have kept the exhortation in Romans 12 in mind. But alas, the FOX news narrative took precedence over the clear truth of God’s Word. Check out McKnight’s comments that lead up to his explanation of Romans 13.
If you want a quick, easy to grasp aerial view of the 16 chapters of Romans, McKnight’s work would definitely be helpful.
May 20, 2024
This is the first book I have read by Scot McKnight and it certainly won't be the last.
I have studied Romans extensively for the past 20 years. I have taught it in an adult Sunday-school class, in a prison and in an upper-level undergraduate classroom. I'm not an expert but I have been exposed to perspectives in this book I had never seen or considered before. Very impressive and highly recommended.
I have studied Romans extensively for the past 20 years. I have taught it in an adult Sunday-school class, in a prison and in an upper-level undergraduate classroom. I'm not an expert but I have been exposed to perspectives in this book I had never seen or considered before. Very impressive and highly recommended.
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