Romans 9:11

Romans chapters 9-11 has been puzzling readers for centuries. Paul seems to argue that Israel has been supplanted by the Church, but concludes that all Israel will be saved. Using postmodern, reader-response literary methods John G. Lodge analyzes those chapters and shows that the implied author of the text is intentionally 'unreliable,' fostering both anti- and pro-Israel viewpoints only to reject both, and thereby forcing readers to confront their own stance toward Israel. Drawing on the work of Stanley Fish, this book represents the first in-depth application of reader-response methodology to the epistolary genre.