Righteousness and Law
Passage: Romans 3:1-31
Structure:
a. 3:1-4, What is an advantage to be a Jew, oracles of
God
b. 3:5-8, Righteousness
of God
c. 3:9-18, List of witnesses, Scriptures
c’. 3:19-20,
under the Law
b’. 3:21-26,
Righteousness of God
a’. 3:27-31,
What becomes of our boasting? Law of faith.
Commentary:
Advantage to
be a Jew – to begin with, oracles of God. Later, St. Paul comes up with a list
of 8 elements (9:4-5).
All quotes
but one (3:15-17) are coming from Psalter – why?
Jews and
Greeks are under the sin – list of witnesses from Psalms, Proverbs, and Isaiah
(vv. 9-18).
3
juxtapositions:
Unfaithfulness
of men vs. faithfulness of God (vv. 3-4)
Our
unrighteousness vs. Righteousness of God (vv. 5-8). Righteousness of God is
discussed in 1:17. Then, 3:21-26.
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