The Outline of the Book of Romans
This outline and the basis for this commentary comes from Rabbi Barney Kasdan,
the Messianic Jewish Institute of San Diego, “The Jewish Context of Romans.”
Introduction to Romans from a Messianic Jewish Perspective (Ac)
Glossary (Ad)
My Position on T.U.L.I.P. or Calvinism (Ae)
The List of “one another” commands (Af)
Paul, a Slave of Messiah Yeshua – 1:1-7 (Ag)
I am Eager to Proclaim the Good News to You – 1:8-15 (Ah)
The Righteous Will Live by Faith – 1:16-17 (Ai)
I. The Universal Need of Mankind – 1:18 to 3:20 (Aj)
A. The Pagan Gentile – 1:18-32 (Ak)
1. The Evidence Against the Gentile Pagan – 1:18-23 (Al)
2. The Rejection by the Gentile Pagan – 1:24-27 (Am)
3. The Depraved Mind of the Gentile Pagan – 1:28-32 (An)
B. The “Good” Person – 2:1-16 (Ao)
1. The Guilt of the “Good” Person – 2:1-4 (Ap)
2. The Judgment of the “Good” Person – 2:5-10 (Aq)
3. The Warning to the “Good” Person – 2:11-16 (Ar)
C. Paul’s Gospel – 2:26 (As)
D. The Religious Jew – 2:17 to 3:20 (At)
1. The Religious Jew’s Lack of Obedience to Torah – 2:17-24 (Au)
2. The Religious Jew’s Lack of the Spirit – 2:25-29 (Av)
3. The Religious Jew’s Lack of Understanding – 3:1-20 (Aw)
II. The Universal Solution: Justification – 3:21 to 5:11 (Ax)
A. The Definition of Justification – 3:21-31 (Ay)
1. The Need for Justification – 3:21-23 (Az)
2. The Picture of Justification – 3:24-26 (Ba)
3. The Response to Justification – 3:27-31 (Bb)
B. The Example of Justification – 4:1-25 (Bc)
1. Justification in the TaNaKh – 4:1-8 (Bd)
2. The Sign of Justification– 4:9-17 (Be)
3. The Means of Justification – 4:18-25 (Bf)
C. The Fruits of Justification – 5:1-11 (Bg)
1. The Blessing of Justification – 5:1-2 (Bh)
2. The Perfecting of Justification – 5:3-5 (Bi)
3. The Restoration Justification – 5:6-11 (Bj)
III. The Universal Analogies – 5:12 to 7:13 (Bk)
A. Midrash on Adam – 5:12-21 (Bl)
1. The Consequences of Adam 5:12-14 (Bm)
2. The Contrast to Adam – 5:15-17 (Bn)
3. The Comparison to Adam – 5:18-21 (Bo)
B. The Messianic Mikvah – 6:1-11 (Bp)
1. The Background of the Messianic Mikvah – 6:1-3a (Bq)
2. The Significance of the Messianic Mikvah– 6:3b-7 (Br)
3. The Application of the Messianic Mikvah – 6:8-11 (Bs)
C. Slaves of God – 6:12-23 (Bt)
1. The New Freedom in Messiah- 6:12-14 (Bu)
2. The New Master in Messiah – 6:15-16 (Bv)
3. The New Benefits in Messiah – 6:17-23 (Bw)
D. Marriage – 7:1-13 (Bx)
1. Torah Background – 7:1-6 (By)
2. Application to Believers in Yeshua – 7:7-13 (Bz)
IV. The Spiritual Battle – 7:14 to 8:39 (Ca)
A. The Inner Conflict – 7:14-25 (Cb)
1. The Reality of the Inner Conflict – 7:14-17 (Cc)
2. The Reason for the Inner Conflict – 7:18-21 (Cd)
3. The Results of the Inner Conflict – 7:22-25 (Ce)
B. The Victory in the Ruach Ha’Kodesh – 8:1-17 (Cf)
1. The Walk with the Ruach – 8:1-8 (Cg)
2. The Indwelling of the Ruach – 8:9-11 (Ch)
3. The Leading of the Ruach – 8:12-17 (Ci)
C. The Completed Redemption – 8:18-39 (Cj)
1. The Creation and Redemption – 8:18-22 (Ck)
2. Our Bodies and Redemption – 8:23-30 (Cl)
3. The Certainty of Redemption – 8:31-39 (Cm)
V. The Centrality of Isra’el in the plan of ADONAI – 9:1 to 11:36 (Cn)
A. The Past Paradox of Isra’el – 9:1-33 (Co)
1. The Grief of Isra’el’s Past Paradox– 9:1-5 (Cp)
2. The Explanation of Isra’el’s Past Paradox – 9:6-13 (Cq)
3. The Objections to Isra’el’s Past Paradox – 9:14-33 (Cr)
B. The Present Paradox of Isra’el – 10:1-21 (Cs)
1. Praying for the Jewish Community – 10:1-7 (Ct)
2. Witnessing to the Jewish Community – 10:8-15 (Cu)
3. Understanding the Jewish Community – 10:16-21 (Cv)
C. The Future Paradox of Isra’el – 11:1-36 (Cw)
1. The Testimony of the Jewish Believers – 11:1-10 (Cx)
2. The Jealousy of the Gentile Believers – 11:11-15 (Cy)
3. The Illustration of Isra’el’s Future – 11:16-24 (Cz)
4. The Redemption of Isra’el – 11:25-36 (Da)
VI. The Mercies of ADONAI – 12:1 to 16:27 (Db)
A. Responding to the Mercies of ADONAI – 12:1-8 (Dc)
B. Walking in Love – 12:9-21 (Dd)
C. Respecting Civil Authority – 13:1-14 (De)
D. Liberty Within Torah Observance – 14:1-23 (Df)
1. Torah Questions – 14:1-4 (Dg)
2. B’rit Chadashah Priorities – 14:5-9 (Dh)
3. Messianic Principles – 14:10-23 (Di)
E. Kiddush Ha’Shem – 15:1-13 (Dj)
1. Building Up Others – 15:1-3 (Dk)
2. Breaking Down Barriers – 15:4-6 (Dl)
3. Lifting Up Yeshua – 15:7-13 (Dm)
F. Paul’s Strategy for Success 15:14-33 (Dn)
G. The People God Uses – 16:1-27 (Do)
1. Servants of Messiah – 16:1-12 (Dp)
2. Some Friends to Greet – 16:13-16 (Dq)
3. A Final Warning – 16:17-27 (Dr)
Endnotes (Ds)
Bibliography (Dt)
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