{"id":14380,"date":"2020-06-03T14:27:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T22:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T22:27:11","slug":"romans-5-books-every-pastor-should-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/2020\/06\/romans-5-books-every-pastor-should-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans: 5 Books Every Pastor Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Paul\u2019s Letter to the Romans<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Story of Romans: A Narrative Defense of God\u2019s Righteousness<\/em><\/h2>\n

I have used this little, but powerful, book as a textbook for many years, helping students see the richness of Paul\u2019s most famous letter. A great conversation starter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Peter Oakes, Reading Romans in Pompeii: Paul\u2019s Letter at the Ground Level<\/em><\/h2>\n

Oakes is a first-class historian, painting a vivid picture of what life \u201con the ground\u201d would have been like for early Christians reading Romans. Fascinating, accurate, reliable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u00a0Matthew Croasmun, The Emergence of Sin: The Cosmic Tyrant in Romans<\/em><\/h2>\n

This is not \u201clight reading,\u201d but hailed one of the finest books on Romans in recent years\u2014and for good reason. An engaging study on sin. Showcases how to do an interdisciplinary study.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Scot McKnight, Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire<\/h2>\n

A refreshing theological reading of Romans that puts it in context. Great for a church Bible study. I wish I could have a book written on every book of the Bible in this style.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Scot McKnight and Joseph Modica, Preaching Romans: Four Perspectives<\/h2>\n

Great \u201ccrash-course\u201d in theological debates on Romans with lots of ministry and preaching pay-off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Other Helpful Resources<\/h1>\n

Beverly Gaventa,\u00a0When in Romans<\/em><\/h2>\n

A short set of profound reflections on Romans that will get you thinking about this letter in fresh ways. Gaventa is a top-shelf Pauline scholar, and she is writing a major commentary on Romans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Richard Longenecker,\u00a0Introducing Romans: Critical Issues in Paul\u2019s Most Famous Letter<\/em><\/h2>\n

Not for the faint of heart, but offers a robust engagement with the main issues of debate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Benjamin C. Blackwell et al, Reading Romans in Context<\/em><\/h2>\n

A very readable collection of studies comparing and contrasting Romans to Jewish literature of the time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Douglas Harink,\u00a0Resurrecting Justice: Reading Romans for the Life of the World<\/em><\/h2>\n

OK, technically this book doesn\u2019t come out until September 2020, but I got a chance to read the manuscript and it is pure gold. Harink argues\u2014persuasively\u2014that Romans is all about justice (on numerous levels, vertical and horizontal). Really good, written very well, will challenge your thinking about Paul and Romans for sure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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