Romans 9:1-5

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Chapter XXXII of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
  • III.XVI.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter X, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter XIII, Chapter XV, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
  • From Martin Luther's Bible Commentary (1545).
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "The apostle loved his brethren so completely that if it had been possible he would have been ready to have redeemed the castaways of the Israelites with the loss of his own soul forever: for this word "accursed" signifies as much in this place."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "To be insensible to the eternal condition of our fellow-creatures, is contrary both to the love required by the law, and the mercy of the gospel."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "It is termed covenants, in the plural, because it was so often and so variously repeated, and because there were two dispositions of it."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "In proportion as he felt himself severed from his nation, he seems to have realized all the more vividly their natural relationship."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "This affirmation is made so solemn because the Jews charged Paul with having forsaken his race. He speaks as in the presence of Christ, with a conscience enlightened by the Holy Spirit."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Romans 9:1-5, Paul S. Berge, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
    • "The identity of the Messiah is the greatest of God's gifts to Paul's kindred according to the flesh. This brings Paul to the only words that can express the focus of all that he has said in these introductory words—a doxology of praise to God—'God blessed forever. Amen!'"
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 12, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Thoroughgoing love is too hard to contemplate for so many - even today. We need people to write off - do we really?"
  • "Man Opposes, God Disposes (Romans 9:1-13)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "Some seek to water down Paul’s words and the doctrine of election by suggesting that the election spoken of here and elsewhere is the election of a nation, a group, and not individuals. This is quite contrary to Paul’s teaching. In fact, the very concept of group election is the error Paul is trying to correct here."
  • "A Prayer for One's Own," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
  • "Our Jewish Problem," Cynthia A. Jarvis, The Christian Century, 2002.
    • "I realize, when I see our failure to give a theologically thoughtful witness, that God's purposes are especially revealed in the events that uncover the church's brokenness and unfaithfulness."
• Articles & Background:
  • "Is Paul the Father of Misogyny and Antisemitism?" Pamela Eisenbaum, CrossCurrents, Winter 2000-01.
    • "I do not believe the dictum in Gal. 3:28 as used by Paul was meant to articulate the destruction of human categories of existence so that people might share the same human essence. Rather, he articulated the construction of new human social relations based on the model of family."
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  • Aageson, J.W., "Scripture and Structure in the Development of the Argument in Romans 9-11," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1986.
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  • Aageson, J.W., "Typology, Correspondence, and the Application of Scripture in Romans 9-11," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1987.
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  • Bartlett, David, "Preaching for Ordinary Time," Journal for Preachers, 2008. (Section on this text begins on page 46.)
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  • Brenner, Daniel S., "Late-Night Covenants: A Jewish Perspective on Sinai and Study," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Cook, Michael J., "Paul's Argument in Romans 9-11," Review & Expositor, 2006.
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  • Cosgrove, Charles H., "Rhetorical Suspense in Romans 9-11: A Study in Polyvalence and Hermeneutical Election," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1996.
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  • Cranford, Michael, "Election and Ethnicity: Paul's View of Israel in Romans 9:1-13," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1993.
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  • Davis, D. Mark, "The Centrality of Wonder in Paul's Soteriology," Interpretation, 2006.
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  • Eisenbaum, Pamela, "Is Paul the Father of Misogyny and Anti-Semitism?" Cross Currents, 2000/01.
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  • Epp, Eldon Jay, "Jewish-Gentile Continuity in Paul: Torah and/or Faith? (Romans 9:1-5)," Harvard Theological Review, 1986.
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  • Foskett, Mary F., "Biblical Images of Adoption and Asian Adoptees in America," Semeia, 2002.
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  • Getty, Mary Ann, "Paul and the Salvation of Israel: A Perspective on Romans 9-11," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1988.
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  • Harrelson, Walter, "How to Interpret the Old Testament: The Central Issue between Christians and Jews," Review & Expositor, 2006.
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  • Hunter, Amy B., "Big Story," The Christian Century, 2005.
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  • Jarvis, Cynthia A., "Our Jewish Problem," The Christian Century, 2002.
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  • Jewett, Robert, "The Law and the Coexistence of Jews and Gentiles in Romans," Interpretation, 1985.
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  • Kyrychenko, Alexander, "The Consistency of Romans 9-11," Restoration Quarterly, 2003.
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  • Longnecker, Bruce W., "Different Answers to Different Issues: Israel, The Gentiles and Salvation History in Romans 9-11," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1989.
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  • Meyer, Ben F., "Election-Historical Thinking in Romans 9-11, and Ourselves," Ex Auditu, 1988.
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  • Paddison, Angus, "Karl Barth's Theological Exegesis of Romans 9-11 in the Light of Jewish-Christian Understanding," The Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2006.
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  • Schreiner, Thomas R., "Does Romans 9 Teach Individual Election unto Salvation? Some Exegetical and Theological Reflections," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1993.
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  • Spencer, F. Scott, "Metaphor, Mystery and the Salvation of Israel in Romans 9-11: Paul's Appeal to Humility and Doxology," Review & Expositor, 2006.
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  • Tamez, Elsa, "God's Election, Exclusion and Mercy: A Bible Study of Romans 9-11," International Review of Mission, 1993.
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  • Uddin, Mohan, "Paul, the Devil and 'Unbelief' in Israel (with Particular Reference to 2 Corinthians 3-4 and Romans 9-11)," Tyndale Bulletin, 1999.
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  • Wakefield, Andrew H., "Romans 9-11: The Sovereignty of God and the Status of Israel," Review and Expositor, 2003.
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  • Westhelle, Vitor, "Paul's Reconstruction of Theology: Romans 9-14 in Context," Word & World, 1984.
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• Reviews:
  • Abasciano, Brian J., Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.1-9: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis. T&T Clark, 2005. Review by Stephen Moyise and Thomas Gillespie, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006/2008.
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• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Romans 9:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
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