9:1–11:36 Review · The reality of justification by faith in salvation history: In the third main section of his letter, Paul explains the reality of justification by faith in salvation history, raising the question of Israel’s rejection of the gospel. As the Jews have rejected the gospel, has God then rejected Israel (cf. Rom. 11:1)? After he emphasizes his intense concern for the salvation of the Jews (9:1–5), Paul first shows that the suggestion that the Jews’ unbelief proves that God has failed to keep his promises to Israel is false (9:6–29). Second, Paul argues that the responsibility for Israel’s unbelief lies with the Jews themselves, who insist on attaining righteousness through the law while rejecting Jesus the Messiah (9:30–10:21). Paul then rejects the conclusion that God has t…