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Romans 9 is the ninth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle , while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, [ 1 ] with the help of an amanuensis (secretary), Tertius , who adds his own greeting in Romans 16:22 . [ 2 ]
Romans 16:22 indicates that Tertius acted as his amanuensis. The letter was most probably written while Paul was in Corinth, probably while he was staying in the house of Gaius, and transcribed by Tertius, his amanuensis. [8] [9] [10] There are a number of reasons why Corinth is
Romans 10 is the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle , while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, [ 1 ] with the help of an amanuensis (secretary), Tertius , who adds his own greeting in Romans 16:22 . [ 2 ]
The Romans used a duodecimal rather than a decimal system for fractions, as the divisibility of twelve (12 = 2 2 × 3) makes it easier to handle the common fractions of 1 ⁄ 3 and 1 ⁄ 4 than does a system based on ten (10 = 2 × 5).
The Romans themselves usually described their first organized year as one with ten fixed months, [17] [18] a decimal division fitting general Roman practice. [19] There were four months of "31" days [ 17 ] —March, May, Quintilis, and October—called "full months" ( pleni menses ) and six months of "30" days [ 17 ] —April, June, Sextilis ...
10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house 17a [47] 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house 21b [48] 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife 17b [49] 21a [50] 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 or his slaves, or his animals, or anything of thy neighbour 17c [51] 21c [52 ...
In effect, he had put his life on deposit, a condition also of the fearsome sacramentum sworn by gladiators. [10] In the rare case of punishment by decimation , the surviving legionaries were often required to renew their oath, affirming the role of state religio as the foundation of Roman military discipline .
However, Paul the Apostle speaks of two ways, at least in theory, to achieve righteousness: through the Law of Moses (or Torah), and through faith in the atonement made possible through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Romans 10:3–13). However he repeatedly emphasizes that faith is the effective way. [8]