Epistle to the Romans

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Pauline epistle biblical book book of the New Testament

The Epistle to the Romans is a letter written by the Apostle Paul that presents a foundational theological exposition of sin, salvation, and righteousness by faith, and is one of the most influential books in Christian theology.

Aliases (15)

Romans 8 ×2
Der Römerbrief (The Epistle to the Romans) ×1
Letter to the Romans ×1
Romans (New Testament epistle) ×1
Romans 1 ×1
Romans 11 ×1
Romans 12 ×1
Romans 14 ×1
Romans 15 ×1
Romans 1:16–17 ×1
Romans 1–4 ×1
Romans 4 ×1
Romans 5–8 ×1
Romans 7 ×1
Romans 9–11 ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pauline epistle → biblical book → book of the New Testament →
attributedTo	Paul the Apostle →
audience	Christians in Rome → church in Rome →
author	Paul the Apostle →
canonicalStatus	canonical →
closingSection	Romans 16 with greetings →
containsChapter	Romans 1 → Romans 10 → Romans 11 → Romans 12 → Romans 13 → Romans 14 → Romans 15 → Romans 16 → Romans 2 → Romans 3 → Romans 4 → Romans 5 → Romans 6 → Romans 7 → Romans 8 → Romans 9 →
dateOfComposition	1st century →
genre	epistle → theological treatise →
includedIn	Catholic biblical canon → Orthodox biblical canon → Protestant biblical canon →
influenced	Christian theology → Protestant Reformation →
keyFigureAssociated	Augustine of Hippo → John Calvin → Martin Luther →
language	Koine Greek →
locationMentioned	Rome →
notablePassage	Romans 12:1–2 → Romans 1:16–17 → Romans 3:21–26 → Romans 5:1–11 → Romans 8 →
numberOfChapters	16 →
openingFormula	Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus →
partOf	Christian Bible → New Testament canon →
placeOfComposition	Corinth →
positionInCanon	first of the Pauline epistles in canonical order → sixth book of the New Testament →
primaryTheme	grace → justification by faith → life in Christ → relationship between Jews and Gentiles → righteousness of God → role of the law → salvation → sin →
religion	Christianity →
structure	doctrinal section followed by practical exhortations →
testament	New Testament →
traditionalDate	circa AD 57 →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 1") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 4") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 7") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 8") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 11") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 12") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 14") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 15") →	containsChapter
Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 1–4") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 5–8") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 9–11") →	hasSection
Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 1:16–17") → Epistle to the Romans ("Romans 8") →	notablePassage
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers →	biblicalBasis
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul →	commentaryOn
New Testament →	contains
First Epistle to the Corinthians →	follows
Karl Barth ("Der Römerbrief (The Epistle to the Romans)") →	notableWork
Saint Timothy ("Romans (New Testament epistle)") →	scripturalMention
Ignatius of Antioch ("Letter to the Romans") →	work