The Context of Romans

It's one of our favorite things to say about the Bible: "The bible was written for us; but it wasn't written to us." The writings of the Bible came from contexts, contexts that were not our own. In the last episode, we explored the life and ministry of the author of the letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul. Now, we'll take a look at the letter itself, asking questions about its basic composition and purpose. Investigating these contexts leads us to fascinating revelations about the specific scenarios Paul addressed and gives us a guiding framework for how to interpret a letter not written to us, but which is most definitely for us, as Christians throughout the last two thousand years have recognized.

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