Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Book Review—Solving the Romans Debate

We've posted a review at SharperIron of Solving the Romans Debate by A. Andrew Das. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007). 324 pages. $24.00/Paperback.

To Purchase: Augsburg/Fortress, CBD, Amazon

Please have a look. Stewart did a fine job reviewing this.

"Overall, Das contributes a well-researched study into the argument surrounding the recipients of the Roman epistle. Solving the Romans Debate will benefit any seminary student who wants to gain a better understanding of the differing views surrounding the Roman audience."

[Update: 1/3/08] Review of Biblical Literature published a review of Das' Solving the Romans Debate which can be read here. This review was written by David J. Downs of Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California.

Downs' conclusion is also appreciative of Das' work but still unconvinced. Here's his conclusion:
Andrew Das’s Solving the Romans Debate challenges the consensus view that Romans was written to an audience consisting largely of Gentiles with the counterclaim that Romans was written to an audience consisting entirely of Gentiles. Will this noteworthy monograph succeed in shifting the prevailing paradigm? Perhaps not entirely, but only time will tell. Future participants in “the Romans debate,” however, will have Das to thank for this stimulating contribution to the conversation.
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