The Letter to the Romans

by William Barclay

Overview

In ways that no other writing of the New Testament has achieved, the ideas expressed in the letter to the Romans have shaped formatively the whole of Christian belief. William Barclay's fresh translation and clear exposition allows readers the chance to see the heart of Paul's gospel. For almost fifty years and for millions of readers, the Daily Study Bible commentaries have been the ideal help for both devotional and serious Bible study. Now, with the release of the New Daily Study Bible, a new generation will appreciate the wisdom of William Barclay. With clarification of less familiar illustrations and inclusion of more contemporary language, the New Daily Study Bible will continue to help individuals and groups discover what the message of the New Testament really means for their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611640205
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	The New Daily Study Bible
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
Sales rank:	458,531
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

William Barclay (1907-1978) is known and loved by millions worldwide as one of the greatest Christian teachers of modern times. His insights into the New Testament, combined with his vibrant writing style, have delighted and enlightened readers of all ages for over half a century. He served for most of his life as Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow, and wrote more than fifty books--most of which are still in print today. His most popular work, the Daily Study Bible, has been translated into over a dozen languages and has sold more than ten million copies around the world.

Read an Excerpt

There is an obvious difference between Paul’s Letter to the Romans and his other letters. Anyone coming from, say, a reading of the Letters to the Corinthians will immediately feel that difference, both of atmosphere and of method. A very great part of this is due to one basic fact: when Paul wrote to the church at Rome, he was writing to a church with whose founding he had had nothing whatever to do and with which he had had no personal contact at all. That explains why in Romans there are so few of the details of practical problems which fill the other letters. That is why Romans, at first sight, seems so much more impersonal. As the German scholar Martin Dibelius put it, ‘It is of all Paul’s letters the least conditioned by the momentary situation.’