TIME: 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Grace United Methodist Church in Naperville, IL
RE: Jewett and Barth on The Epistle to the Romans
In March, the Rev. Drs. Bob Atkins and Insun Yoon will present two views on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
Bob will present on Robert Jewett's commentary on Romans in the Hermenia series, which is interprets Romans within the imperial context as
well as in the light of the situation in Spain. It includes insights from
the archaeology of the city of Rome; social history of early Christianity;
sociological analysis of early Christianity, and, interpretation and reception
of Paul's letter through the ages. It focuses on Paul's missionary plans and how
his letter reframes the system of honor and shame in the
Roman empire. 
Insun will present on Karl Barth's first major work, The Epistle to the Romans. It represents a reaction against nationalistic German Protestant Liberalism and emphasizes the saving grace of God and the insufficiency of human understanding to define the God who is revealed in the cross of Jesus challenges and overthrows any attempt to ally God with human cultures, achievements, or possessions.
