Honour and Righteousness in Romans

Unit Six: Romans 9-11

Unit Six Introduction
Romans Chapters 9-11 form a unit with the focus being on the nation of Israel and its past (Chapter 9), present (Chapter 10), and future (Chapter 11). These seemingly parenthetical chapters of the letter are inundated with theological dilemmas to the modern mind. So much so that N.T. Wright says it “is as full of problems as a hedgehog is full of prickles. Many have given it up as a bad job, leaving Romans as a book with eight chapters of gospel at the beginning, four of application at the end, and three of puzzle in the middle.” In this unit, we will be attempting to discern a theme in these chapters and reconciling them in overall unity with the other 13 chapters.
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6.1 Text/Media
Bible
Textbook: Romans 9-16: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition

6.1a PDF: Honour and Righteousness in Romans

Media Clip: Tom Wright The Message of Paul: Fresh Perspectives on Gospel and Empirehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL9jDcBKgC4

6.1a Honour and Righteousness in Romans File
6.4a Sentence Outline Example File

Instructions
Read Romans 9:1-11:36 in a Bible translation of your choice.
Read the Romans 9:1-11:36 section in Romans 9-16.
Read Honour and Righteousness in Romans PDF in preparation for your threaded discussion assignment.
Watch Tom Wright The Message of Paul: Fresh Perspectives Gospel and Empire media clip.
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Assignment

6.3 Threaded Discussion: The Honor/Shame Culture of the Romans

Introduction
See Unit Six Introduction above.

Instructions
1.Review the 6.1a PDF: Honour and Righteousness in Romans.

2.In your initial post, discuss the honor-shame cultural context of the first century Roman church to which Paul wrote.