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ROMANS (EPISTLE)
Thus, there has been no lack of effort on the part of
scholars to satisfy themselves and each other of the
composite character of the traditional text. Equally
decided, however, at least with most of them, is the
opinion that nevertheless the text is, for the most pan.
and in the mzrin, (tom the hand of Paul. This conviction
was for a long time tacitly assumed, rather than
explicitly expressed. So even by Raur. Weisre, and
Stiaatman, whilst it was brought to the foreground, with
friendly yet polemical emphasis, as againrl the representatives
of ,advanced criticism,' by Spitta. As regards
lettrr, written by PZUI to the RO~~D;.
Not a few writers continued simply to maintain the
grirna facie character of the canonical epistle or, ar
occasion offered, to defend it in their notes and dir-
CUSS~O~S, commentarie~ and introductioor.
For details, jm ef ronfra, and some uidance through the
extenrive literature, the
conru?t Holtrrnann, X