Romans 1:1-7
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum, Midrash, Targum) about Messainic Expectation from (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
- "Of David's Lineage," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- III.XVI.3, III.XXII.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIII, Chapter XXVII, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- II.IV.2, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- From Martin Luther's Bible Commentary (1545).
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Paul, exhorting the Romans to give diligent heed to him, in that he shows that he comes not in his own name, but as God's messenger to the Gentiles, entreats them with the weightiest matter that exists, promised long ago by God, by many good witnesses, and now at length indeed performed."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "Here is, 1. The privilege of Christians; they are beloved of God, and are members of that body which is beloved. 2. The duty of Christians; to be holy, hereunto are they called, called to be saints. These the apostle saluted, by wishing them grace to sanctify their souls, and peace to comfort their hearts, as springing from the free mercy of God, the reconciled Father of all believers, and coming to them through the Lord Jesus Christ."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "While God calls, he makes what he calls."
- Declared to be the Son of God with Power, from The Poor Man's Portions, Robert Hawker, c. 1800.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The faith is a synonym for the gospel. Observe that it is a system of obedience. In the apostolic age there were no recognized believers but obedient believers."
- "Exposition of Romans 1:1-25," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1892.
- "The Beloved Pastor's Plea for Unity," Romans 1:7, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1893.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Romans 1:1-7, Elizabeth Shively, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Commentary, Romans 1:1-7 | Roger L. Hahn | Professor of New Testament, Nazarene Theological Seminary | A Plain Account
- "The wonderful, matchless grace of Jesus had not only provided Paul salvation, it had also provided him with a vocation of apostleship. As he often noted, that apostleship had specific focus in his work in, with, and for the Gentiles. In an expression unique to Romans Paul declares that the purpose of his apostleship was 'to bring about the obedience of faith.'"
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- The Truett Pulpit, Ray Higgins, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
- Commentary,
Romans 1:1-7, Valerie Nicolet-Anderson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "The opening of the letter to the Romans contains, in seven tightly packed verses, a summary of the themes that will be discussed in the rest of the letter."
-
Commentary,
Romans 1:1-7, Dirk G. Lange, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "Our lives are marked, since baptism, by the Holy Spirit, the sanctifier, who directs us continually to our neighbor, to the other to live in harmony, everyone attentive to the needs of others (as we have witnessed in the three previous pericopes from the epistles)."
-
Commentary,
Romans 1:1-7, Susan Eastman, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2007.
- "...our task as preachers is in part to help people identify the ways God is calling them to newness of life in service to Jesus Christ, and at the same time to see the ways God has never been absent from their lives."
-
First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Advent 4, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "Such transforming power, which Paul frequently associates with the Spirit (as in 1:4) and in which he experiences the living presence of Christ, draws its energy from God's compassion, which is so radical and far reaching in Paul's mind that it breaks down all barriers, including those erected on biblical principles."
-
"Light
Switches & the Obedience of Faith," Pilgrim Preaching, Mary Hinkle
Shore, 2010.
- "We watch God?s redemptive work playing out in the arena of everyday life, this insistence God has on redeeming people to love God and one another (cf. Romans 13:10), and we realize it is something we can count on, something we can trust."
- "Jesus, Son of David, Son of God," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Paul's
Motivation for Ministry (Romans 1:1-17)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "Paul will call upon all the saints to live up to their common calling. And he will (in Romans 12:3-8) call upon each saint to live up to their specific and unique calling. But Paul will not urge the saints at Rome to do all that he does as a part of his unique calling."
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Brauer, James L., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB
Series C - Old Testament / A - Epistles," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on page 396.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brown, Michael Joseph,
"Paul's Use of DOULOS XRISTOU LESOU in Romans 1:1," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Byrskog, Samuel, "Epistolography,
Rhetoric and Letter Prescript: Romans 1:1-7 as a Test Case," Journal
for the Study of the New Testament, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cousar, Charles B.,
"Disruptive Hope: New Testament Texts for Advent," Journal for
Preachers, 2001. (Section begins on page 30.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dost, Timothy, "Homiletical Helps on the LSB Series
A -
Gospels," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section
on this text begins on page 442.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - MacLeod, David J.,
"Eternal Son, Davidic Son, Messianic Son: An Exposition of Romans 1:1-7,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Weima, Jeffrey A.D., "The Reason for Romans: The
Evidence of Its Epistolary Framework (1:1-15; 15-14-16:27)," Review &
Expositor, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Whitsett, Christopher G., "Son of
God, Seed of David: Paul's Messianic Exegesis in Romans 1:3-4,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brauer, James L., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB
Series C - Old Testament / A - Epistles," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on page 396.)
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Advent 4A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013. 2010.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," December 22, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Isaiah 7:10-16 and Waiting for Noel by Ann Dixon, Romans 1:1-7 and First Year Letters by Julie Dannenberg, Matthew 1:18-25 and The New Baby by Mercer Mayer. 2010.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Romans 1:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Romans 1:4. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Romans
