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Romans 1
Paul, set apart for the gospel, greets the believers in Rome and longs to visit them. He is not ashamed of the gospel, the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, in which the righteousness of God is revealed; then he describes humanity exchanging the glory of God for idols.
Summary written for the Labs; read the chapter itself for the full text.
See it in the Labs
- The Bible Time MapRome · The Bible Time MapOpen
- Paul's RoadsRome (To Rome) · Paul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsRome: release? (Later (debated)) · Paul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsRome: the end (Later (debated)) · Paul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsRome · Paul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsRomans · Paul's RoadsOpen
The letter: who wrote it, where and when
These questions are debated; the views are shown side by side with how sure each is, as in Paul's Roads.
- Strongly supported
Romans written from Corinth
Written during the three months in Greece (Acts 20:2–3), before taking the collection to Jerusalem (Romans 15:25–26): Phoebe of nearby Cenchreae carries it and Gaius, Paul's host, and Erastus the city treasurer send greetings (16:1, 23).
- Plausible
Romans 16, with its many greetings, belongs to the letter to Rome.
Some have thought chapter 16 was sent to Ephesus, since Paul greets so many people in a city he had not visited, including Priscilla and Aquila, last seen in Ephesus. Most now read it as part of Romans: travellers moved between Rome and the East, and Claudius…