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Jouette Bassler\u2019s 1984 article \u201cDivine Impartiality in Romans\u201d ( Novum Testamentum <\/i> ) present structural arguments for saying that the section beginning in Rom 1:16-18 runs through the middle of chapter 2. This is evident from the repetition of the verb prasso <\/i> in 1:32 and again in 2:1-3; thus the center of this section has a cluster of uses of this verb. Bassler shows, in addition, that the section is framed by significant repetitions, which fall out generally as follows: <\/p>\n
A. 1:16: to the Jew and also to the Greek
B. 1:18: revelation, wrath
C. 1:18: against all ungodliness of men
D. 1:18: wrath, unrighteousness, truth
E. 1:20: without excuse <\/p>\n
E\u2019. 2:1: without excuse
B\u2019. 2:5: revelation, wrath
D\u2019. 2:8: truth, unrighteousness, wrath
C\u2019. 2:9: to every soul of man
A\u2019. 2:10: to the Jew and also to the Greek <\/p>\n
Her larger argument is that the key theme holding this whole section together is the principle stated in 2:11, that there is no partiality with God. There\u2019s more here, but enough for the moment. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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