Great scholars are often poor preachers, and great preachers are sometimes indifferent scholars, but the author of this remarkable book is both an outstanding scholar - a former rector of Hamburg University - and a preacher of world renown. This is great preaching; Biblical, relevant, urgent, reminiscent of Luther and of Kierkegaard. Thielicke's challenging interpretation of the parables brings them to life and gives them a new relevance for today.

    Scripture is thus interpreted by Scripture, bringing all the correlated truths of the Word to bear on each line and word of the epistle. Available in sets only.Man's Ruin / God’s Wrath, Romans Volume 1 of 4God’s Remedy / God's River, Romans Volume 2 of 4God’s Grace / God’s Freedom / God's Heirs, Romans Volume 3 of 4God’s Covenants / God’s Discipline, Romans Volume 4 of 4Expositions of Bible Doctrines Taking the Epistle to the Romans As a Point of Departure (Romans #1-4)

    This meticulous and illuminating work makes a major contribution to our understanding of the era which witnessed an eclipse of Judaism and the birth of Christianity.