Romans

Overall structure

A.	Greetings		1.1-7
B.	Intro (travel) - mutual encouragement (strengthen)		1.8-15
C.	Thesis: the righteous shall live by faith		1:16-17
	1	The state of truth: unrighteousness - third person	1:18-32
	2.1	Judgment - second person - all are in the trap (6-16)	2:1-16
	2.2	There is no escape for a subgroup - no partiality with God	2:17-29
D.	Argument (55 questions - 27summarized)		3-11
	1	Faith establishes the law		3-4
		Advantage of Israel; example of Abraham (weak and strong - prelude)
	2	Theological consequences for us		5
		First person plural; unity in Adam and Christ
	3	The law is good		6-8
		Sin and grace; law and grace; law and sin; Spirit and flesh; creation and hope
	4	God is righteous		9-11
		Israel'sgifts, God's prerogative, mercy, remnant, the olive tree metaphor
E.	Consequences		12-15:13
	1 & 2	One body, love, dues, commandments of love, brief reminder of the light (13:11-14)		12-13:14
	3	Judgment, the weak and the strong		14
F.	Plans (travel) - mutuality and strengthening, spiritualgifts recapped		15:14-32
G.	Farewells		16

Resources referenced:
Barrett,C. K. (1991), The Epistle to the Romans
Barth,K., (1933), The Epistle to the Romans
Dunn,James D. G., The Theology of Paul the Apostle
Esler,Philip, Conflict and Identity in Romans
Nanos,Mark, The Mystery of Romans
Bauckham,Richard, Jude and the relatives of Jesus in the early church
-, Gospel Women