Dr. Craig Keener, Romans, Lecture 2, Introduction, Romans 1

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Timed Outline: 00:00 Review 00:50 Romans: ethnic reconciliation 1:50 Romans 10.5-13. Why quote the OT so much? 2:40 Romans 1.16 3:10 Running start to the book: Book Overview 14:10 Divisions in Roman Church: reconciliation 15:45 Incorporating Background 18:10 Excursus on Pauline Theology 23:00 Romans 1.1 24:00 Paul's Ancestry (Acts 6.9) 26:10 Grammar on Acts 6.9 one synagogue, Libertini (freed person) 27:25 Citizenship: cheap under Claudius 28:05 Legal means of becoming a citizen 28:40 Paul was born a citizen 29:25 Freed persons 30:35 Freed person's status 31:15 Objections to Paul's Citizenship 32:55 Luke seeks to establish Paul's high status 34:10 Citizenship reserved for municipal elite 35:20 Jews who were Romans citizens would have to participate in pagan practices (Stegeman) - not true 36:00 Paul never uses tria nomina in his letters, unlike inscriptions 37:20 Beat on with rods: not allowed for citizens 38:20 Why not reveal citizenship before beating? Philippi 39:30 Arguments favor Paul's Roman citizenship 43:45 Further support 44:05 Raul's Roman Name (Acts 13.9) 45:30 Slave of Christ 47:32 Called apostle (also 1 Cor 1.1) 52:40 Romans 1.1 aphorismenos, separated for God 53:55 Set apart for the good news 56:40 Why did Paul introduce himself this way?