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00:00Since God has already made us righteous through faith, we have peace with God through faith.
00:13Our Lord Jesus Christ. For through Christ we have been able to draw near to God through
00:19We have faith to enjoy His favor, and we stand firm and glory in the hope of having
00:26part in the glory of God. As we mentioned earlier, Paul's letters are the writings
00:35the oldest Christian New Testament writings, which were written between the years 50 and 67
00:43after Christ. Of the 13 letters that make up the so-called Pauline Corpus, if we exclude the letter to the
00:52Among the Hebrews, one group stands out in particular: the texts known as Paul's major letters.
01:02It is named in this way not only because of the extent of its content, but also because in them
01:09We find the fundamental ideas of St. Paul's thought, that is, the principles on which
01:17The development of his theology is based on the following: Romans,
01:27Galatians and First and Second Letters to the Corinthians. A coherent exposition of the Pauline writings
01:37He must renounce beforehand presenting the letters in the order in which the New Testament places them,
01:44That is, the canonical order, which is based primarily on the length of the letters.
01:52Ideally, they should be presented in the order in which they were written, as this would help us to go
01:59Seeing the evolution of the New People of God, as the different things were verified
02:06events and difficulties in the communities to which the apostle is addressed. However,
02:13That order is subject to discussion due to the ambiguity in the proposed dates and that in the
02:20In most cases, we only have approximations, which, although very close, are not exact. Therefore,
02:28We will settle for establishing a general scheme that allows us to study the charts by groups.
02:35The first group we will study are the aforementioned large letters.
02:42Letter to the Romans
02:43This letter is sent by Paul to the young church in Rome, even though he had never been there before.
02:52community, although he maintained the hope of visiting them. As one might expect, the apostle is not the founder of
03:01not this church, but other believers in Jesus Christ. This very important letter is the most formal of the
03:09Pauline epistles. With this one, Paul establishes himself as an author. In it, he writes as a litigant presenting
03:18The defense of the divine plan of salvation. A teaching that was very necessary to receive from a
03:25a community that had not received instruction from any apostle. This letter is the declaration of
03:33The broadest and most systematic Christian faith found within the Bible. It explains simply the
03:39gospel, but at the same time its message contains such depth that we could be meditating on it.
03:47throughout a lifetime. For the well-formed Christian, knowledge is indispensable and
03:54a deeper analysis of the letter to the Romans, since, as we said before, it contains the germ of
04:00All of Pauline theology and also constitutes the apostle's spiritual testament. Among the themes
04:09Among the most prominent we find justification by faith, the holiness of God, sin, and the need for
04:21God's forgiveness, God's loving treatment. Finally, Paul arrives in Rome, but not in the
04:30terms that he did in the rest of the communities to which he writes, but he arrived there in a capacity
04:37He was a prisoner, but secure and confident in God's plan that led him to that place. The gospel had
04:45Having reached the ends of the then-known earth, and still in prison, Paul proclaimed with complete freedom
04:54the word of salvation. It is in this city that the apostle dies a martyr. This is how Saint Luke narrates it in
05:03The book of Acts, the arrival of Paul in Rome. After three months in the
05:13On the island, we boarded a ship that had spent the winter there. It was a vessel from Alexandria.
05:19whose emblem featured the figures of the gods Castor and Pollux. We arrived at the port of Syracuse,
05:27where we stayed for three days. And from there we continued our journey until we arrived in Regio. The next day
05:36We had a south wind and a day later we arrived in Pozzuoli, where we found some brothers who
05:43They invited us to stay with them for a week. And so, we finally arrived in Rome. The brothers of
05:51Rome had already heard about us, so they came out to meet us until the
05:58Forum of Appius and the place called The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt
06:06animated. When we arrived in Rome, they allowed Paul to live apart, watched over only by a
06:14soldier. Pablo stayed two whole years in the house he rented, where he received everyone
06:21Those who came to see him. With complete boldness he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord
06:29Jesus Christ without anyone hindering him. Rome already had much to do with the Jewish world, the day on
06:38that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified in the time of Tiberius, by order of the Roman prefect Pontius
06:45Pilate. Octavian, now Augustus, gives Herod the Great the governorship over Palestine.
06:53Time, it establishes or confirms the rights of the Jews in Rome and in the empire. The practice of [the following is permitted]:
07:01Regarding religion, they are not forced to participate in any pagan acts of worship. Their law is recognized, the
07:09Synagogues administer and exercise civil justice under the distant supervision of Roman magistrates.
07:17The Jewish population in the capital was estimated at around 10,000. There were at least 13 synagogues, as well as
07:27cemeteries were established in the old quarries called the catacombs. The Roman Jews had
07:35A synagogue in Jerusalem, the Synagogue of the Freedmen. The Jews of Rome were expelled under the mandate
07:42by Emperor Claudius in the year 49 AD by a decree that must not have had great significance.
07:51A massive and lasting expulsion of all Jews from the capital would have been a historic event
07:58of the first magnitude that we could now document archaeologically and with many more testimonies
08:05written by pagans, Jews, and Christians. However, only Luke says that he expelled them all.
08:13The Jews. Dio Cassius expressly states that he did not expel them, but rather forbade them from having
08:21meetings. The fact is that most Jews did not leave simply because of the existence of a decree.
08:29Claudius died in 54 AD. Under the next emperor, Nero, and thanks to the omnipotent
08:37In this epic, the Jews held a high standard. Given the large Roman presence in Palestine, the faith
08:44Christianity could have reached the capital of the empire very early on, possibly from the first
08:51Years of the Church. Let us remember the centurions who appear in the Gospels. Peter too.
08:57He had baptized Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian court in Caesarea. In the church
09:03From Jerusalem, several members have Latin names that could imply some relationship
09:09with Roman families. Rufus, Justus, Aeneas, Mark, among others. We must say that it is not
09:18They can consider as probable the traditions according to which Peter would have gone to Rome from his
09:24The departure from Jerusalem in the year 44 AD. That much we can be certain of
09:31The fact is that when Paul wrote to the Romans, Peter had not yet set foot in
09:37Rome. In fact, the letter makes no mention of the apostolic presence in the capital.
09:45Yes, he says, surpassing his usual level of praise, that the faith of the Romans is proclaimed throughout
09:52the world. That lends some weight to the idea that Christianity in that city dated back
09:59from the 40s. The apostle wrote to the Romans when he did not yet know them personally,
10:08But his letter, despite being more speculative than strictly epistolary, can tell us
10:14something about that community. Pablo treats them with all the respect that the land of
10:21Others, although they are Gentiles, can also be considered an apostle. Paul did not
10:29This is no secret to the Christians of Rome, but the fact that the apostle had
10:35Having sent them the main course of his theology means that he considered them capable of digesting it. And no
10:42This was the only capacity on the part of the Romans to assimilate Paul's message,
10:49Moreover, it is a strategic instruction. Rome is the capital of the world, then.
10:57known and from where Christianity could be catapulted to all corners of the
11:06land. Paul would have liked to secure his position at the head of the community in Corinth, but for
11:14to leave it immediately when he said the Corinthians. We also hope to expand and proclaim the gospel in
11:23places beyond where you are, but without meddling in other people's fields so as not to boast about the
11:30work that others have done. According to Romans 15, verse 23, this hope was fulfilled. But now
11:40Having finished my work in these regions, the wrestler Pablo would not have left the arena without
11:48Victory in the bag. Pablo can look back with satisfaction on the work done during those
11:55years. Adding to that the work done by other colleagues of his, he can say, in this way I have led to
12:05The proclamation of the gospel of Christ was successfully completed, from Jerusalem and throughout the region of
12:13Illyria. But I have always tried to proclaim the gospel where it has never been heard before.
12:20of Christ, not to build on foundations laid by others, but rather, as the Scripture says,
12:28Those who had never heard of him will see, those who had never heard of him will understand.
12:35How important these words of the apostle are for us today. The Christian through his baptism
12:43He is called to carry the message of salvation, to be a prophet to the nations, to proclaim the good news
12:51new of Christ. But it is necessary to think about those places that, as Saint Paul says, have never heard before.
12:59Talking about Christ. We tend to think that a good place to talk about him is in social settings.
13:06Christians, where the word is well received. But in reality, where it is needed is in
13:14our usual environments, where strangely someone dares to touch on these kinds of topics because they are
13:21politically incorrect. It's not about brutally attacking people who are willing to
13:28listen to us, but above all, proclaim the gospel with our own lives, so that by pronouncing it
13:35In word, this will be much better received. It's about bringing the gospel to life through lived experience, but also
13:44Proclaim it with our mouths. Profess our faith without shame, knowing that it exists today.
13:52a great need to hear about Jesus with family, in gatherings with friends, at work,
14:02in our social circles, even in places of fun and recreation, such as gyms or in the
14:09football stadiums. Pablo knew of this need, and we would do well to heed his words.
14:17For Pablo, the time had come to write a kind of testament, an opus majorus, where he would summarize
14:34That contribution of his. This personal synthesis summarizes the most important period of his life and possible
14:43His testament, if his time had come, is our letter to the Romans. He addresses it to Rome and not to one of
14:52their Aegean communities, probably because they look to the future more than the past. The faith of the Romans already
15:01It was being announced all over the world.
15:03Regarding the time and place of composition, it is usually concluded that it occurred during a winter.
15:15peaceful in the city of Corinth, hoping for future evangelizations to the very end of the
15:23land and with some fear of a possible tragic end in Jerusalem. Paul dedicated his spiritual testament to the
15:32community of Rome. As for the date, the winter of 1955-1956 is considered valid.
15:46Despite having 16 chapters, it does not occur with Romans as with other letters of equal or similar nature.
15:54of length. No author has attempted to divide it into separate letters. Our study, however,
16:02It will not fail to mention different discourses within it. The epistolary elements, that is,
16:09Those that are typical of a letter are concentrated at the beginning and end of the writing.
16:15Introduction, chapter 1, verse 1 to verse 15. First doctrinal discourse, justification,
16:27Chapter 1, verse 16 to Chapter 4, verse 25. Second doctrinal discourse, the Christian life,
16:37Chapter 5, verse 1 to Chapter 8, verse 39. Third doctrinal discourse, the Jews and the
16:47Gospel, chapter 9, verse 1 to chapter 11, verse 35. Exhortatory discourse, chapter 12,
16:59Verse 15, verse 14 to chapter 16, verse 27. Some of the topics covered in this
17:16The letter covers the following topics: sin, the law, justification, the Christian life, and respect for others.
17:26Jews, the law of love.