Romans,

Paul's greatest work, is placed first among his thirteen epistles in the New Testament. While the four Gospels present the words and works of Jesus Christ, Romans explores the significance of His sacrificial death. Using a question-and-answer format, Paul records the most systematic presentation of doctrine in the Bible. Romans is more than a book of theology; it is also a book of practical exhortation. The good news of Jesus Christ is more than the facts to be believed; it is also a life to be lived-a life of righteousness befitting the person, "justified freely by [God's] grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:24)

Although some manuscripts omit "in Rome" in Romans 1:7,15, the title Pros Romaious, "To the Romans," has been associated with the epistle almost from the beginning.