“Backmasking” Romans (the term refers to recording ... What do we know about the churches Paul was writing to in Rome? I think there are four major aspects to the context.

“Paul is probably writing to be read by government officials as well as by the church in Rome,” John Piper, an influential evangelical pastor, said in a sermon series on Romans 13. “He knows ...

There is a debate among those who have studied Romans as to whether the church to which Paul was writing was predominantly ...

So, then, to whom was Paul writing? The church in the city of Rome ... The Epistle to the Romans was written around A.D. 56-57, perhaps from the city of Corinth. Rome in this period was very ...

With essays by biblical scholars and sermons by prominent clergy, the book puts each of the four perspectives into conversation with Paul’s letter to the Romans. Read our latest issue or browse back ...

Stegman, S.J. Written for Our Instruction is a new book (by Fr. Stegman) that sheds light on central aspects of the theology and spirituality Paul sets forth in his Letter to the Romans. This ...