{"id":14375,"date":"2013-05-08T11:14:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T15:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=14375"},"modified":"2013-05-08T11:14:23","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T15:14:23","slug":"romans-in-three-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/05\/romans-in-three-hours.html","title":{"rendered":"Romans in Three Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

John Byron posted on Facebook<\/a> that he has a three-hour class in which to cover Romans. While the text could be\u00a0read\u00a0<\/em>in that period of time, given its rich contents and extensive history of interpretation, doing justice to the text in that period might simply be impossible. John put it thus:<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Task: Teach Romans in 3 hours.<\/p>\n

I can hear the voices of Calvin, Luther, Barth, Cranfield, Barrett, Dunn, Fitzmyer, Jewett and a host of others crying out in pain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not to be so easily daunted, however, I jokingly suggested the following:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cGod is impartial. Jews and Gentiles have the same problem of sin. God has accomplished salvation for both through Christ. By the way, behave.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another friend of John\u2019s named Jeff Cooley did even better:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI really would like your money so I can go to Spain. I know you\u2019ve heard I\u2019m crazy, but I\u2019m really not. Also, I know all of these people you know, and they can testify to the fact that I\u2019m not crazy. I repeat, I\u2019m not crazy. Please have money ready when I arrive. Sincerely, Paul\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Could you summarize Romans? How would you do so? What would you include in a three-hour class?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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