Explanation of the Righteousness of God in Romans.

A paper on this topic should undertake the following:

1. Introduction: one to two paragraphs, but no more than the first page. The thesis statement must appear as the last sentence in the paragraph and should identify the point to be argued.
2. Briefly identify the main ways the righteousness of God is understood.
3. Offer an explanation of each passage where the phrase “righteousness of God” appears in Romans with a primary emphasis on the meaning of the phrase in that passage.
4. Offer a summary in which the paper either argues for an overall meaning of the phrase in Romans or argues there is is no single meaning in Romans. The latter should be argued with care.
5. Conclusion. The conclusion should summarize the argument in the paper. No new argument may be developed in the conclusion. One or two paragraphs should be sufficient.
6. As a note of guidance, the righteousness of God as a topic occurs in other writings of Paul in the NT. The paper should consider how the phrase is used in those locations, especially as support for the argument, but the paper is about the usage in Romans. The other uses should not be addressed extensively.