AUTHOR: Attributed to the apostle Paul who was in Corinth at the end of his third missionary journey. There he met a Christian sister named Phoebe, from Cenchreae, who was on her way to Rome [ Rom 16: 1-2
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1- I commend to you our sister Phoebe, servant of the church at Cenchrea.
2- I ask that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and give her the help she may need; for it has been of great help to many people, including myself. ]. Paul took the opportunity of sending, by way of Phoebe, a letter to the Church at Cenchreae, telling of her future visit, and giving to the Romans a declaration of the truths which had been revealed to her.

THEME: Disseminate the plan of salvation, justification by faith and sanctification through the Holy Spirit. Exhortations to the Romans chiefly concerning Christian duties. The epistle to the Romans is the longest, most systematic and most profound of all the epistles, and considered the most important book in the Bible.

RECIPIENTS: Roman Christians. Unlike the other epistles, this one was written to a church he had never visited.

COMPILATION: Written in the spring of 57 AC. or in the spring of A.D. 57-58, when Paul was in Corinth on his last visit [ 2Co 13:1 - "This will be my third visit to you. confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses." ] and [ Acts 20:1-2
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1- When the tumult was over, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, he said goodbye and left for Macedonia.
2- he traveled through that region, encouraging the brothers with many words and finally arrived in Greece, ]. It consists of 16 chapters and 433 verses.