Romans 16

Romans ends with Paul giving acknowledgement to the people he is closest to in the church. I'm pretty sure that I have never seen this chapter...and am looking forward to getting back to the Gospels. Anyway, John MacArthur says of this chapter, " This chapter, which has almost no explicit teaching and contains several lists of mostly unknown people, is the most extensive and intimate expression of Paul's love and affection for other believers and co-workers found anywhere in his NT letters. It also provides insights into the lives of ordinary first-century Christians and gives an inside look at the nature and character of the early church."