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Romans

  1. Lesson One
    Romans as a Theological Treatise (Romans 1–6)
    22 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Romans as an Occasional Letter (Romans 9–11)
    19 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    The Real Difference (Romans 7–8)
    19 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Living out the Gospel in "Rome" (Romans 12–14)
    21 Activities
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    5 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience (Romans 15–16)
    22 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Romans Author and Audience (Romans 15–16) In | Workbook: Romans 5 and 8 as Bookends
Lesson 5, Activity 7

In | Workbook: Romans 5 and 8 as Bookends

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Charting out Romans 5:1-11 and 8:18-39 helps us in two ways: 

1) It helps us view Romans 5–8 as a single unit of thought, a miniature text within a text, with its own introduction and conclusion.

 

2) It helps frame everything we read in the middle of this selection as being about the message we see repeated in the “introduction” and “conclusion.”

  1. Carefully read these two passages (5:1-11 and 8:18-39) and summarize Paul’s argument in a few sentences. 

By tracking patterns like we have found in Romans 5:1-11 and 8:18-39, we give ourselves an interpretative lens for reading difficult parts of the Bible. We also reinforce the importance of context for interpreting any given verse. This is especially important when dealing with books of the Bible that are letters, as letters are especially contextual. They were written to make specific points, to specific audiences, in specific moments in time.