"Romans Repent " is perhaps the first book in sixteen hundred years to argue that Paul's letter to the Romans was not written to Christians, but was a script to be proclaimed to the polytheists of Rome. For the last millennium and a half it has been unthinkable to imagine a Rome that was not dominated by Christian faith, but when Paul wrote this message monotheists were not allowed to live in the city. Even the Jews who dwelt in Rome had become conformed to Roman culture and faith. Paul declared that the mighty deeds of Abraham, David and Elijah would not justify those who incited God's...