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Two of Paul\u2019s Letters are clearly associated with the relationship between followers of Christ and the Jewish Law.\u00a0Galatia was a Roman province in what is now the country of Turkey.\u00a0 Paul founded a Christian community there in the late forties or early fifties of the first century.\u00a0 The community was primarily Gentile.\u00a0 Paul instructed them in the gospel of Christ and its connection to Judaism.\u00a0\u00a0The Letter to the Romans addresses tensions which were common in early Christian communities comprised of both Gentiles and Jews.\u00a0 Jews were living in Rome from at least 139 B.C.E.\u00a0 Early Christian missionaries convinced some of these Jews to believe in the gospel.\u00a0 Gentile converts were also made, resulting in a mixed community of Jews and Gentiles believing in Christ.\u00a0 Paul had never visited the Christian community in Rome, but he knew of its prestige and influence.\u00a0 In his Letter to the Romans Paul expresses his belief that contact between himself and the Romans would be \u201cmutually encouraging\u201d (Rom 1:12).\u00a0 He will receive support from them for his planned trip to Jerusalem.\u00a0 They will find in his experience of the gospel a way to resolve the tensions within their community.<\/p>\n