Scrolls & Secrets
Why Paul Called Rome's Civilization Divinely Abandoned
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Paul sent a letter into the heart of Nero's Rome calling its entire civilization a case study in divine abandonment — then politely asked if he could come visit. Romans chapter 1 looks like a standard ancient greeting. It is not. It is a precision-engineered rhetorical trap. Paul opens with flattery, pivots to a philosophical argument that Greek thinkers would have applauded, lets Jewish…