JPN: Bible: Romans Commentaries

Commentaries on Romans

There are a truly amazing number of books on this letter. These three are not on anyone's official top ten list, but I think they are interesting.

	Paul's Letter to the Romans John Ziesler TPI New Testament Commentaries SCM Press, 1989, 370 pages. This is a well written commentary that is in touch with the literature, but not overwhelmed by it. Gets to the issues.
	Romans Gerald Bray, ed. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Intervarsity Press, 1998, 400 pages What an amazing concept: admit that something of value was said about the Bible prior to the 19th century in Germany. This book has collected brief passages by various patristic authors, organized by chapter and verse of Romans.
	Commentary on Romans Philip Melanchthon, Trans. Fred Kramer Concordia Publishing House 1540, modern ed. 1992, 296 pages Martin Luther's right hand man, Philip Melanchthon is sometimes presented as little more than the traditional side-kick. However, he has something to say that is worth listening to. One key Reformation issue is the nature of interpretation of the Bible. Luther and the reformers rejected the medieval style of exegesis. In this commentary on Romans, animated by an early form of rhetorical criticism, Melanchthon puts into practice the "new" style of reading the Bible.