Romans: The Righteousness of God - Tapa dura

"Bravo! Although almost unknown in America, Schlatter remains one of the most important interpreters of Jesus and Paul in our century. Translator Siegfried Schatzmann and the publisher are to be commended for making Schlatter's commentary on Romans, which he considered his most important theological work, so readily accessible to English readers. Long-neglected in contemporary scholarship due to its difficult German style, Schlatter's work on Paul's life and thought will challenge modern readers to see Paul afresh as the interpreter of Jesus for whom God's merciful act in Christ brought about an essential unity of justification and sanctification as the revelation of the righteousness of God. . . . Schlatter's interpretation of Romans is heartily recommended for its passion, for its theological rigor and historical insights, and for its willingness to read and respect Paul on his own terms."" Scott Hafemann, Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor of NT Greek and Exegesis, Wheaton College

One of the best-kept secrets of the modern scholarly world and arguably one of the most overlooked but brilliant New Testament interpreters of the twentieth century, Adolf Schlatter was a prolific, controversial, individualistic, iconoclastic, and theological luminary whose academic career spanned nearly six decades. In the present climate of renewed interest in Paul and his "theology," the appearance of a translation of "Gottes Gerechtigkeit," Schlatter's profound and controversial commentary on Paul's letter to the Romans, is both fitting and timely. Schlatter's unapologetically theological understanding of Romans met with opposition from many sides during its day, and it will surely provoke controversy today as well. It is destined to raise new questions for any reader who takes seriously the writings and theology of Paul."This excellent translation of Adolf Schlatter's "Gottes Gerechtigkeit" renders an invaluable service to biblical studies, especially to all those involved in Pauline studies. Peter Stuhlmacher's foreword gives a helpful introduction to Schlatter, who remains to many an unfamiliar figure despite his extensive writings and profound thought. Schlatter's representation of the meaning of Paul's letter to the Romans will challenge, stimulate, and perhaps even irritate as it brings to light fresh ideas concerning the depths of Paul's theology. Schlatter's comprehensive and coherent treatment of Paul's understanding of God, Christ, righteousness, humanity, sin, the law, grace, eschatology, and the Christian life is a treasure of scholarly insights with crucial relevance to the reality of Christian faith and practice."" Marion L. Soards, Professor of New Testament,Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary