Paul Derengowski, PhD

The Apostle Paul opens his letter to the Roman church in typical fashion with one exception: the length of his salutation.

Since Paul had never been to Rome, nor had he met some of its members, he wanted to make sure they knew him indirectly in the best way he knew how. So, his opening statement is lengthy, but informative.

Paul is an apostle intent on preaching the gospel, even to those who already had a firm grip on it.

The gospel, though, meant more to Paul than merely preaching "good news," for that news was very personal.

In this podcast, the personality is discovered, with later development in coming episodes, as Paul elaborates on the theme.

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