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Romans 1:2 refers to promises made through the prophets in the scriptures, and its language aligns closely with the Greek Septuagint translation of Psalm 17:51, which speaks of God magnifying salvation for his king and showing mercy to David and his seed forever.
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LXX Psalm 17:51
Septuagint
48 O God, the one who gives vengeance to me and places peoples under me, 49 my deliverer from angry enemies, from those who rise up against me. You will raise me up. From the unjust man you will rescue me. 50 On account of this, I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Lord. And I will sing psalms to your name. 51 God is magnifying the salvation of his king and making mercy to his anointed one, to David and to his seed until eternity.”
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Romans 1:2
New Testament
1 From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God. 2 This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3 concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh, 4 who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.
Date: 55-58 C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... The third pre-text originates from a cluster of storytelling psalms, LXX Psalms 17, 88, and 131. While the larger contexts of each psalm contain varying points of emphases related to Israel's history, one common characteristic is that they ground the hope of the nation's deliverance in the prior promise of a Davidic descendant ..."
Crisler, Channing L.
An Intertextual Commentary on Romans Volume 1
(p. 84) Pickwick Productions, 2021
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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