Public Lecture: The Puzzle of Romans 13

The Puzzle of Romans 13: Christians, Political Authority, and the Apostle Paul

By Professor Beverly Gaventa, a leading New Testament scholar, who was the Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Baylor University in Texas, and Helen H.P. Manson Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary.

She is the author of From Darkness to Light: Aspects of Conversion in the New Testament (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1986); Mary: Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus (Studies on personalities of the New Testament. Minneapolis & Columbia: Fortress Press & University of South Carolina Press, 1995); I and II Thessalonians (Interpretation; Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998); The Acts of the Apostles (Abingdon New Testament Commentaries, Nashville: Abingdon, 2003); Our Mother Saint Paul (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007); When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel According to Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016); Romans (New Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2024). She has also edited seven books and written many articles and book chapters.