Some Suggestions for Studying Romans

 

•      Romans was written in Greek. If you do not know Greek then you must use a translation of the letter (in a language you do know) if you are to read and study it.

 

•      To learn Romans, the letter itself should be read repeatedly in several good modern translations:

–       NIV (1984) [Note: this is the translation that I will use in class]

–       NASB (1995)

–       NKJ (1982)

 

•      An excellent study Bible is the New International Study Bible

 

•      Romans should be studied Section by Section not Chapter by Chapter nor Verse by Verse. When Paul wrote the letter, he did not divide it into parts. In fact:

–       It was not divided into chapters until the 13th century

–       It was not divided into verses until the 16th century