THEOLOGICAL CENTER FOR ASIAROMANS 9:6-13AN EXEGETIC DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TO TODR CHUL WOO LEEIN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF BNT524 CONTEMPORARY HERMENEUTICSCONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1OVERVIEW OF ROMANS 9-11 1TRANSLATION OF RO HANDS 9 :6-13 3INTERNAL TEXTURE 4Repetitive textures and patterns 4Open-half-close textures and patterns 6INTEREXTURE 7Oral-scribal intertexture 7Social intertexture 11FOCUS: THE TRUE ISRAEL AND THE ELECTIONS 12CONCLUSION 15BIBLIOGRAPHY 17INTRODUCTIONThis exegetical document will deal with Rom 9:6-13. To understand this passage, an overview of chapters 9 through 11 will be considered as it is part of Paul's discussion (although the entire epistle can be considered, it is not necessary to discuss the context further). Subsequently, a proposal for the translation of the text is made, highlighting the variants present in the passage. Then, a socio-rhetorical analysis using the internal plot and interplot will be used to gain a clearer understanding of the passage. Finally, with the help of analysis, the meaning of true Israel and the understanding of sovereign election will be discussed. This understanding of this focus is critical to correcting, if any, the misinterpretation of God's promises by Jews and believers in Rome, and for us today. OVERVIEW OF ROMANS 9-11 Romans chapter 8 ends with a very glorious and victorious declaration. . Paul says he is convinced that nothing can separate him and believers from the love of God (Rm 8,38-39). However, it begins in chapter 9 with great heaviness and continual pain in the heart (9:2). It would seem strange to see a sudden change in Paul's attitude at the beginning of chapter 9. The relationship of chapters 9 through 11 to their context – as well as, of course, their purpose – has been the subject of a great deal of scholarly study . discussion. At first glance, the discontinuity of this portion of the epistle...... middle of the sheet ......ion of Christian origins. New York: Crossroad, 1994. Fitzmyer, Joseph A. Romans. The Anchor Bible, 33. New York: Doubleday, 1993. Hadas, Moses. The third and fourth books of the Maccabees. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1953. Hamilton, Victor P. The Book of Genesis: Chapters 18-50. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.Hill, Andrew E. Malachi. The Anchor Bible, 25D. New York: Doubleday, 1998.Moo, Douglas J. The Epistle to the Romans. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.Morris, Leon. The Letter to the Romans. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.Piper, John. God's Justification: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Romans 9:1-23. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1993. Robbins, Vernon. Exploring the plot of the texts. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press, 1996. Wenham, Gordon J. Genesis 16-50. Verbal Bible Commentary. Dallas: Word Books, 1994. Witherington, Ben, III. Paul's letter to the Romans: a socio-rhetorical commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.. Paul's world of narrative thought: The tapestry of tragedy and triumph. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1994.