Romans 2:17-29 Paul makes an interesting contrast in Romans 2, a contrast that would have been not only interesting but also shocking to 1st century Jews.  His contrast is between true Jews and false Jews, in essence, but those he counts as “true” Jews are not necessarily the religious or ethnic Jews.  Paul’s shocking contrast can be categorized something like the list below: Jew (regardless of ethnicity)                non-Jews (regardless of ethnicity) circumcised heart                                 circumcised heart, irrespective of physical circumcision Spirit                                                   ... Read more