Romans: Worship in Hope of the Glory of God

This book presents two new proposals regarding Pauls Letter to the Romans. First with regard to the structure of the letter it demonstrates how each of the four main sections of the letter is comprised of a series of microchiastic units arranged in a macrochiastic pattern. The delineation of these structures facilitates the demonstration of the second new proposal namely that worship is a key theme of the letter. The theme of worship both liturgical and ethical streams through the letter from beginning to end. The letters theme of worship is closely associated with its themes of hope and glory. In and through the letter Paul calls on believers made righteous with God from the faith that engenders an absolutely assured hope to worship in hope of the glory of God in hope of attaining the glory of the immortal God for which they were created the glory of the divine life eternal of the risen Lord Jesus Christ.“