Tertius and Phoebe along with Christian leaders in Corinth and Cenchrea had input into the letter as they heard a preliminary version of it (pp. Paul is the author of all 16 chapters and wrote in the winter of 57/58 from greater Corinth. Also, his major conclusions about the book of Romans have already been presented in Introducing Romans but without all of the exegetical support. Many of the background discussions in Romans are exact quotes and/or shorter versions of longer discussions from this book. Longenecker's Galatians (WBC, 1990) included several significant arguments against New Perspective on Paul (NPP) along with some agreements.Įspecially pertinent to his Romans, Longenecker produced a substantial book (490 pages) entitled Introducing Romans: Critical Issues in Paul's Most Famous Letter in 2011. A second edition of this book was published in 2015 with a new 113-page addendum covering 20 centuries of Pauline interpretation. In his Paul, Apostle of Liberty (1964), Longenecker anticipated several of Sanders' later emphases. His Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period(1975) was still required reading when I was a NT Ph.D. Longenecker is well known in scholarly circles for several important books. As to historical-critical issues, I would label him "left-leaning evangelical." He lists as his "'heroes of the past' in understanding Paul and his letters": Origen, Chrysostom, Augustine, Erasmus, Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, Lightfoot, Westcott/Hort, Robertson, Deissmann, Barth, Stewart, Davies, and Moule ( Paul, Apostle of Liberty, 2d. I do not know how he would classify himself theologically, but I would say he is broadly evangelical and is concerned to have Scripture influence the Church. He also taught for many years at McMaster Divinity College. Longenecker is in his mid-80's and is professor emeritus of New Testament at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. For those who specialize in Romans, the distinctive views in this commentary will soon be part of the scholarly literature.īefore getting to Romans, some background on Longenecker and his previous books is useful. I do not agree with the thesis, but evangelical leaders, pastors, and professors probably ought to be at least aware of it. His The Epistle to the Romans: A Commentary on the Greek Text has a distinctive thesis as to the "central thrust" of Romans (p. Longenecker has just produced a large (1,207 pages) scholarly commentary on Romans in the prestigious New International Greek Testament Commentary series. $80.00.īecause of the impact of Romans on the Church's overall theology, commentaries on Romans tend to take on disproportionally more importance than, for example, commentaries on Micah. New International Greek Testament Commentary. The Epistle to the Romans: A Commentary on the Greek Text.
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