Romans 1:1-7
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- Last Updated: Saturday, 19 November 2016 11:24
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- Written by Wilma Zalabak
Romans 1:1-7
1. What part of the book’s outline is this?
2. Where does the sentence begin and end? What are its parts?
3. List and discuss similarities and differences between this and the openings in other Pauline letters.
4. Who is Jesus, according to this passage?
5. List, read about, and describe any Old Testament quotes or echoes that you find in this passage.
Wilma’s Notes:
1:1 Acts 9:15; 13:2
1:2 Acts 26:6 (Romans 1:2 doesn’t have to be parenthetical)
1:3 2 Samuel 7:12-14, Psalm 18:49-50
(Seed of David: 1 Kings 11:39; Jeremiah 33:22; John 7:42; 2 Timothy 2:8)
(Also, seed of the woman: Genesis 3:15, Revelation 12:17)
1:4 Acts 13:32-34
1:5 Acts 4:12
1:6-7 Exodus 3:4; 1 Samuel 3:1-9; Jeremiah 1:5