Romans. New Testament Commentary

Like the Apostle Paul, William Hendriksen (1900-82) did not write merely as an academic specialist, but for the blessing of the Christian church at large. Nowhere is this more evident than in his treatment of the Epistle to the Romans. At the very letter in which many commentators become most technical and abstruse, Hendriksen’s work is marked by clarity, vigour and a strong sense of the spirit as well as the content of Romans.

In this one-volume edition, the profound theology of chapters 1 to 11 is linked with the searching practical application of chapters 12 to 16. This double volume bears witness to the author’s own claim:

    A heart-warming book is Romans. It is filled with instruction touching both life and doctrine. It imparts comfort in life and, as every faithful pastor knows, and ever so many other people have testified, also in the hour of death.

    Table of Contents

    LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS     viii
    INTRODUCTION TO PAUL’S EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS     1
    Its Applicability Always and Everywhere     3
    Its Author     4
    Its Place and Date of Composition     14
    Its Addressees     15
    Its Occasion and Purpose     23
    Its Text     26
    Its Theme and Summary     28
    COMMENTARY     
    Chapter 1:1-15     35
    Chapter 1:16-32     59
    Chapter 2:1-3:8     87
    Chapter 3:9-31     119
    Chapter 4     143
    Chapter 5     167
    Chapter 6     193
    Chapter 7     213
    Chapter 8     243
    SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY     303