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==Writer and Date of Writing== | ==Writer and Date of Writing== | ||
The writer of Romans is Apostle Paul.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A1&version=NIV |title=Romans 1:1 |quote= }}</ref> Well-versed in Judaism and the Law of Moses, Paul had once been a zealous persecutor of those who believed in [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians#1 |title=Galatians 1:13–14 | The writer of Romans is Apostle Paul.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A1&version=NIV |title=Romans 1:1 |quote= }}</ref> Well-versed in Judaism and the Law of Moses, Paul had once been a zealous persecutor of those who believed in [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians#1 |title=Galatians 1:13–14 }}</ref> However, after encountering the voice of Jesus on the road to Damascus, he was transformed and became an apostle to the Gentiles. From that moment on, he devoted his life to spreading the gospel throughout the Mediterranean region and ultimately sought to reach Rome as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+11%3A13&version=NIV |title=Romans 11:13 |quote= }}</ref> | ||
The Epistle to the Romans is believed to have been written around AD 58, during Paul’s third missionary journey, most likely from the city of Corinth.[[file:Broad overview of geography relevant to paul of tarsus.png |thumb| 300px |Paul visited Rome about four years after writing the Epistle.]] | The Epistle to the Romans is believed to have been written around AD 58, during Paul’s third missionary journey, most likely from the city of Corinth.[[file:Broad overview of geography relevant to paul of tarsus.png |thumb| 300px |Paul visited Rome about four years after writing the Epistle.]] | ||