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Description
Cover has wear. Pages are clean. Stains on exterior pages. Cover has tears. Inside cover has inscription and paper cut-outs. Binding is loose but secure.
This well-loved copy of Anders Nygren’s seminal “Commentary on Romans” bears the marks of a life spent in study and contemplation. Nygren, a renowned Swedish theologian and Bishop of Lund, brought a fresh perspective to the interpretation of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans with his groundbreaking work on the concept of agape love. Published in English translation by Carl C. Rasmussen in 1949, this commentary challenged traditional Lutheran readings and sparked lively debates within the Protestant tradition. Despite its aged exterior, the clean interior pages invite readers to immerse themselves in Nygren’s erudite exploration of Paul’s theology, which continues to shape modern biblical scholarship. For collectors, the inscriptions and paper cut-outs offer a tantalizing glimpse into the book’s provenance, hinting at the intellectual journeys it has accompanied over the decades.
