Christ is God Over All Romans 95 in the context of Romans 9-11 [Paperback]

This book is written against the background of Christological scholarly thought since thepublication of Kyrios Christos by Bousset. Carraway argues that the syntax of Romans 9:5 suggests Paul meant to refer to Jesus as God, and that his statement is not out of place at thebeginning of Romans 9-11.He addresses objections to this conclusion, responding to those who claim that a monotheist such as Paul would not refer to Jesus as God, and to those who point out that Paul does not elsewhere identify Jesus as God. After demonstrating that there is a connection between Romans 9:5 and the remainder of Romans 9-11, the argument continues by tying Paul's monotheistic statements regarding the one God of both Jews and Gentiles in Romans 3, the concept of the one Lord of all in Romans 10:5-13.The book concludes that the redeemer from Zion in 11:25-27 is Christ, and is the same as the Christ from Israel in 9:5.

1. Introduction
2. Christ as God in Romans 9:5
3. Objections from Outside Romans 9:5: Paul and Monotheism
4. Objections from Outside the Text: Identifying Jesus as God
5. The Stumbling Block
6. The Same Lord of All
7. The Redeemer from Zion
8. Conclusion

Carraway has pointed the way forward toward resolving one of the more difficult exegetical problems in the Pauline corpus. If his readers do not agree with him at each and every point and many will not regarding his overall reading of Romans 911, for examplehe has reset the agenda for the debate. James C. Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

This is an excellent piece of work. It is clearlyeven engaginglywritten. The citation of secondary literature, especially of English and German works, is abundant. - James Swetnam, S.J., Jesuit Hall, USA,The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

George Carrawayis Assistant Professor at Liberty University Online.