“Question & Answer”

Question:

Who is the author of the letter of Paul to the Romans?

Answer:
Paul’s Letter to the Romans by R.C. Sproul from Justified by Faith Alone The doctrine of justification by faith alone is at the center of Reformation theology, and remains critical for all believers today. In Romans 16:22 Tertius “who wrote this letter” greets the readers. Paul is the author of the letter, but Tertius is the scribe or amanuensis who did the actual writing. The name means “third” in Latin and was a common name for slaves (Jewett, 978). This fact alone does not tell us anything about his social status since some slaves were trained as scribes. Jewett suggests Phoebe provided Paul with Tertius’s