<P> N.T. Wright notes that Romans is </P> <P>... neither a systematic theology nor a summary of Paul's lifework, but it is by common consent his masterpiece . It dwarfs most of his other writings, an Alpine peak towering over hills and villages . Not all onlookers have viewed it in the same light or from the same angle, and their snapshots and paintings of it are sometimes remarkably unalike . Not all climbers have taken the same route up its sheer sides, and there is frequent disagreement on the best approach . What nobody doubts is that we are here dealing with a work of massive substance, presenting a formidable intellectual challenge while offering a breathtaking theological and spiritual vision . </P> <P> The scholarly consensus is that Paul authored the Epistle to the Romans . </P> <P> C.E.B. Cranfield, in the introduction to his commentary on Romans, says: </P>

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