A Commentary on Romans: Commentary

by John D. Harvey

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2019

Overview

An exegetical and practical commentary for pastors and teachers. This volume in the Kregel Exegetical Library combines up-to-date scholarship and concrete application to serve as an ideal guide for preaching and teaching the foundational New Testament book of Romans. After an in-depth introduction that surveys the book’s key elements, reception history, literary devices, and current scholarly debates, John D. Harvey provides a thorough explanation of every verse of Romans followed by theological insights and hands-on takeaways. Readers will benefit from Harvey’s approach, which asks and answers three questions about each verse: (1) What did Paul say? (2) Why did he say it? (3) What should I do with it? Outlines and summaries provide useful homiletical and pedagogical tools, while footnotes point to resources for further study. This resource contains the commentary on the text.

Contents

Top Highlights

“As God has made known the mystery of his will (Eph. 1:9; Col. 1:26–27), sanctification is one of two primary aspects explicitly identified (1 Thess. 4:3; cf. Phil. 2:13). The other is salvation (1 Tim. 2:4; cf. Gal. 1:4; Eph. 1:5, 11). The focus of God’s will for believers, therefore, should be on living out his plan for their own sanctification and the world’s redemption.” (Page 301)

“The relationship among them is best understood in this way: God’s desire (θέλημα) is the source of his resolve (βούλημα) that results in his plan (πρόθεσις).” (Page 301)

“In this context ‘flesh’ indicates human descent (4:1; 9:3, 5) rather than human nature that is hostile to God (8:4, 5, 12, 13). Jesus, therefore, is the promised ruler who would come from David’s line (cf. Isa. 11:1–5; Jer. 23:5–6; Mic. 5:2).” (Page 67)

“Their problem does not stem from a lack of preaching, a lack of hearing, or a lack of knowing. Their problem stems from a lack of willingness to believe and obey the message about Christ.” (Page 266)

“Instead, the passage commends a response of inward conviction and outward confession of faith in Christ” (Page 261)

Product Details

• Title: A Commentary on Romans: Commentary
• Author: John D. Harvey
• Series: Kregel Exegetical Library
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 400
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Romans › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780825442100, 0825442109
• Resource ID: LLS:COMMRMNSCOMM
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-30T23:33:48Z

About John D. Harvey

John Harvey, joined the SSM faculty in 1992, it marked the beginning of his formal teaching experience, but not the beginning of his connection with Columbia International University. After working for nine and a half years as an architect in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, he entered CIU’s SSM in 1983 to begin work on a Master of Divinity degree. When he completed his studies in 1986 he remained in Columbia for two years to work at CIU as a Faculty Assistant. He later served as a Teaching Fellow at CIU’s SSM for one year immediately prior to joining the faculty. Dr. Harvey is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the South Carolina Academy of Religion. He has written book reviews for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society as well as contributing articles to a number of theological dictionaries. Dr. Harvey is ordained as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. During 1998-99, he and his wife, Anita, lived in Germany, while he served as Interim Dean of the SSM Branch Campus in Korntal, Germany.