Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-23
5. Treatment of Weaklings in Faith, Romans 14:1 to Romans 15:14 . The vegetarian and over-sabbatarian, Romans 14:1-6. We all live under one final Judge, the Lord Jesus, Romans 14:7-13. Avoidance of fatal offence to morbid consciences, Romans 14:14-23; continued, Romans 15:1-7. read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-6
1-6. According to the great body of commentators, these rejecters of meats, sabbaths, and wine were Jews; but the difficulty is that Judaism taught no such rejection. To avoid this objection Alford supposes that they were very scrupulous Jews, who, like Daniel and his companions, ate vegetables alone to avoid the defilement arising from Gentile cookery. Similar was the case of Tobit, ( Tob 1:10-11 ,) and of certain Jewish priests sent prisoners to Rome, mentioned by Josephus, (Life, § 3.)... read more