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1.4 Let’s Practice…

1 – 3. Define the following terms:
a. Exegesis
b. Hermeneutics
c. Homiletics

4. How do we know for certain that Paul wrote this letter?

5. Specifically, to whom is this letter addressed?

6. Who are other people in this letter and what is their significance?

7. How could the author’s from where he wrote influence what he has to say?

8. Paul was writing to the church in Rome. How would that location impact their reception of the
message of this letter?

9. How do the references to other places besides Rome impact the message of the letter?

10. What might be the reason that the author took time and invested resources in writing this letter?

11. What does the author want the recipients to know and do?

1.5 Let’s personalize this Lesson…
Activity: The Book of Romans is one of the most important Books in the Bible, because it is the
foundation upon which the Christian faith is built. It is the Book of the Bible that Martin Luther
read to realize that we are justified by FAITH…not by the works of the Law. Review carefully
the purpose for writing the book, the author, the recipients, and the central messages of the
book. You will need to build your walk of faith on these foundations.

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