Romans 11
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Romans 11:33-12:5 on Tischendorf's edition of Codex Carolinus (Monumenta, page 155).
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| Book | Epistle to the Romans |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 6 |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
Romans 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, but written by an amanuensis, Tertius, while Paul was in Corinth, in winter of AD 57-58. Paul wrote to the Roman Christians in order to give them a substantial resume of his theology.
Chapter 11 concludes the section of the letter in which "St. Paul teaches us about the eternal providence of God" with particular reference to the election of a chosen people, Israel (Romans 9:11), who have become disobedient (Romans 11:31) and in whose place a remnant have been chosen and grafted (Romans 11:5) into place.
The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows:
Paul used the phrase Certainly not! or God forbid (Greek: μη γενοιτο, mē genoito) regularly in this letter. On this occasion, he puts himself forward as an example to evidence his argument, "to show that God has not rejected His people en masse. An Israelite of pure descent, he is, nevertheless a true believer". Later in the chapter (Romans 11:13), Paul also refers to himself as the "apostle of the gentiles" (Greek: εθνων αποστολος, ethnōn apostolos).
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