Fitzmyer, a Jesuit priest, is professor emeritus of biblical studies at the Catholic University of America. But it is equally valuable for all those who have an interest in learning about one of the most important letters ever written by anyone, and in understanding the worldshaking movement of which it was an essential part, and to which it gave powerful impetus. It is aimed primarily at Christians, because the letter to the Romans is a part of their canon of Holy Scripture. Tian cause on the Road to Damascus, to tell the reader about the early struggles with Judaism, the reluctant yet nurturing mother of this new community of faith? This is a hook for all seasons and for all people, a guide to the perplexed of any creed or none. Tin: \CllOH BIBLE PHOC H \I h1r 111111♱ Who better than the once pious Jew, converted to the Chris(continued on back flap) And it is through the eyes of the Apostle Paul, the major figure of this period, that we see the dominant motifs and themes, the theological essentials of the Christian faith. This full-scale commentary deals with the most important issues in the early life of the Christian church. Fitzmyer, S.J., one of the leading Catholic biblical scholars, to provide this new translation and conunentary. In a bold, even a startling, move, the editors of the Anchor Bible Conunentaries invited Joseph A. Though usually associated with the Protestant tendency of Christianity, it is of course a part of the Catholic heritage as well. Its explosive character has changed lives-Augustine's, Martin Luther's, Karl Barth's, to name but a few-and precipitated revolutions. FITZMYER Outside of the Gospels themselves, there is no single Christian document whose influence has been greater than Paul's Epistle to the Romans. ROMANS A NEW TRANSLATION WITH INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY BY

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