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Watson, Edward W.

Edward W. Watson is Associate Professor of Biblical Literature and Practical Theology at the Graduate School of Theology and Missions at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also serves as Chair of the Undergraduate Department of Theology at ORU. Dr. Watson holds an MA from ORU, a Th.M. from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Biblical Literature from Baylor University.

PAUL, HIS ROMAN AUDIENCE, AND THE ADOPTED PEOPLE OF GOD:
Understanding the Pauline Metaphor of Adoption in Romans as Authorial Audience
2008 0-7734-4927-2
Argues that the use of the metaphor of adoption as a literary construct in Romans would aid Paul's intended audience in the understanding of their Christian experience both in the present and at the eschaton.