Vanderbilt University Department of  Religious Studies, College of Arts and Science

RLST 212 Pauline Christianity: Romans
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REQUIRED READINGS:

• Paul’s Letters in e.g.  Oxford Annotated Bible; Harper Collins Annotated Bible; New Interpreter's Study Bible; Catholic Study Bible; New Revised Standard Version; New American Bible; Jerusalem Bible; New English Bible; New International Version, or King James Version. BUT NOT a "paraphrased" versions, e.g., The Living Bible.  Use Greek if possible.
• “Romans” by Daniel Patte in Global Bible Commentary pp. 429-443 (see also Web Page)
• Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective by Peter Stuhlmacher Peter Stuhlmacher 
• Reinventing Paul  by John G. Gager 
• Paul: In Fresh Perspective   by N. T. Wright
• Triumph of God: The Essence of Paul's Thought by Christiaan J. Beker
• Paul’s Faith and the Power of the Gospelby Daniel Patte
• Cross-Cultural Paul: Journeys To Others, Journeys To Ourselves (Paperback) by Charles H. Cosgrove, Herold Weiss, Khiok-Khng Yeo
• Navigating Romans Through Cultures: Challenging Readings by Charting a New Course  (Romans Through History and Culture Series) edited by Khiok-Khng Yeo
• “Thinking Mission with Paul and the Romans” by Daniel Patte in  Mission Studies June 2006, pp 83-104  (see web page)

SUGGESTED READINGS:   Essays in the following will be used in second part of the semester (these will be on reserve)

• The Arrogance of Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire, Neil Elliott
• Reading Israel in Romans: Legitimacy and Plausibility of Divergent Interpretations (Romans Through History and Culture Series)  Edited by Cristina Grenholm, Daniel Patte  
• Gender, Tradition, and Romans: Shared Ground, Uncertain Borders (Romans Through History and Culture Series)  by Cristina Grenholm and Daniel Patte
• Feminist Companion to Paul: Authentic Pauline Writings(Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings Series) edited by Amy Jill Levine
• Engaging Augustine on Romans  (Romans Through History and Culture Series) Edited by Daniel Patte & Eugene TeSelle
• Early Patristic Readings of Romans  (Romans Through History and Culture Series) Edited by Kathy Gaca & L. L. Welborn 
• Reading Romans with Contemporary Philosophers and Theologians,  (Romans Through History and Culture Series)  Edited by David Odell-Scott
• Spiritual Exercises Based on  Paul’s Epistle to the Romans,  Joseph Fitzmyer, S.J.
• Romans.  Chalice Commentaries for Today.   John B Cobb, Jr.  David J. Lull

COMMENTARIES ON ROMANS: (to be consulted for your papers; all on reserve)

• James Dunn (usually Juridical/Forensic)
• Robert Jewett (Usually Covenantal/Pastoral
• Ernst Käsemann (Usually Messianic/Apocalyptic)
• Brendan Byrne (Usually Messianic/Apocalyptic)
• Searching the Scriptures: Volume II. A Feminist Commentary (Castelli, "Romans," pp. 272-300) (reaction against Juridical/Forensic interpretation [viewed as the only one])
• Women's Bible Commentary (Gaventa, "Romans," pp. 313-320) (reaction against Juridical/Forensic interpretation [viewed as the only one])