Romans


Course Description

This course will introduce you to the Apostle Paul’s most famous letter, the Epistle to the Romans. We will examine Paul’s life and theology, study each chapter of the letter in depth, respond to controversial interpretations of Paul, and consider the overall impact of the teaching of Romans on the Christian life. In completing this course, you will better understand what Paul calls “the gospel of God” (Rom. 1:1).

About the Instructor

Dr. John W. Tweeddale is vice president of academics and professor of theology at Reformation Bible College. He is also a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, a visiting scholar at Queen’s University Belfast, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He currently chairs the candidate’s committee of the Central Florida Presbytery (PCA) and the Scottish Church History and Theology study group of the Evangelical Theological Society. He previously served as senior associate editor of Tabletalk magazine, as senior pastor of First Reformed Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, and as an adjunct professor at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He earned his M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss., and his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is author of John Owen and Hebrews and coeditor of John Calvin: For a New Reformation and the T&T Clark Handbook of John Owen.

Letter from the instructor

Dear Student,

Warm greetings from RBC! I’m so very delighted that you are interested in taking this course with me. Studying Romans will change your life. Throughout the history of the church, God used this letter by the Apostle Paul to change the course of Western civilization, launch the Protestant Reformation, and ignite an evangelical awakening. Just imagine what the world would be like if Augustine, Martin Luther, and John Wesley had not read Romans. One of the things that makes this letter so remarkable is that it contains Paul’s summary of the gospel. You should take this course if for no other reason than to devote an entire semester to studying this encouraging and hopeful letter (see Rom. 15:4–5). I hope you will join me as we consider the Epistle to the Romans at RBC in Spring 2025.

Every blessing in Christ,

Dr. Tweeddale