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Epistle to the Romans Figures
Meet the Cast
Paul of Tarsus
The New Testament is all about Jesus, right? Well, when you consider that 15 of the 27 New Testament books are said to be written by or about Paul, then you've got a serious contender for second mo...
The Jewish People
Paul is proud to be a Jew. But he's also totally depressed that not every single Jew in the world has accepted Christ like he has. He wants it all, we guess.There are two distinct groups of Jews th...
Jewish-Christians
There's another group of Jews who actually does believe in Jesus, and Paul is pretty psyched to have them in the fold. He's one of them, after all, and he does think that Jesus came to bring the tr...
The Gentiles
They don't call Paul the apostle to the Gentiles for nothing (11:13). Paul is a Jew, but he really digs the Gentiles. That's probably because they've been making his job so easy. While many Jews ar...
Jesus Christ
Paul never actually met Jesus while he was alive. But that doesn't stop him from becoming the foremost authority on his life and death. Go figure.Not Another GospelPaul's Jesus is pretty different...