New Century Bible Commentary Romans Author:Matthew Black In his introduction, author Black writes: "The Epistle to the Romans is one of the clasic documents of the Christian faith, the theological epistle par excellence in the New Testament...." Romans is crucial to understanding the basic claims of Christianity. Yet St. Paul wrote his famous letter nearly two thousand years ago, making use of the t... more »hought-forms which were then correct. Today re-interpretation is essential if the great principles which underlie this Pauline writing are to be understood in a truly relevand way.« less