<p>2:20 <i>A </i><i>corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth</i>- &ldquo;Instructor of the foolish&hellip; teacher of babes&rdquo; are Rabbinic terms used for Rabbis and Jewish orthodox missionaries bringing forth &lsquo;babes&rsquo; of Gentile converts to Judaism. Such people had the &ldquo;form of knowledge and truth&rdquo; another Rabbinic phrase in the Jewish Law. Paul&rsquo;s hypothetical &ldquo;O man&rdquo; (2:1) is narrowing down to himself; for very few if any of the initial readership of Romans would&rsquo;ve been former Rabbis, let alone Rabbis involved in missionary proselytizing. The only Christian former Rabbi and travelling proselytizer we meet in the New Testament is Paul himself. The allusion by Paul to himself rather than pointing the finger at any of his readership would&rsquo;ve set them at ease, that there were no hidden messages nor hints that he was addressing a specific situation or person in Rome. He was applying his principles to himself, and by so publicly doing so he appeals to each of his readers to likewise personalize the principles to ourselves.</p>