The content of the Apostle's disclosure in the Israel section concerning the question of Jewish unbelief and the fate of Israel with respect to salvation is unique to Paul's Letter to the Romans. Originally considered an appendix or excursus separate from the letter's main instructional material, Romans 9-11 has been shown to be essential in demonstrating the truth of the gospel's forecast of the fulfillment of God's promise to Israel (1:2), and in providing both the final unfolding of the le...