<P> The precise time at which it was written is not mentioned in the epistle , but it was obviously written when the collection for Jerusalem had been assembled and Paul was about to `` go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints '' , that is , at the close of his second visit to Greece , during the winter preceding his last visit to that city . The majority of scholars writing on Romans propose the letter was written in late 55 / early 56 or late 56 / early 57 . Early 55 and early 58 both have some support , while German New Testament scholar Gerd Lüdemann argues for a date as early as 51 / 52 ( or 54 / 55 ) , following on from Knox , who proposed 53 / 54 . Lüdemann is the only serious challenge to the consensus of mid to late 50s . </P>
<P> The precise time at which it was written is not mentioned in the epistle , but it was obviously written when the collection for Jerusalem had been assembled and Paul was about to `` go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints '' , that is , at the close of his second visit to Greece , during the winter preceding his last visit to that city . The majority of scholars writing on Romans propose the letter was written in late 55 / early 56 or late 56 / early 57 . Early 55 and early 58 both have some support , while German New Testament scholar Gerd Lüdemann argues for a date as early as 51 / 52 ( or 54 / 55 ) , following on from Knox , who proposed 53 / 54 . Lüdemann is the only serious challenge to the consensus of mid to late 50s . </P>
when was the epistle to the romans written
when was the epistle to the romans written
in late 55 / early 56 late 56 / early 57 Early 55 early 58 as early as 51 / 52 ( or 54 / 55 )
in late 55 / early 56 late 56 / early 57 Early 55 early 58 as early as 51 / 52 ( or 54 / 55 )