Contents
Contents
Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Excursuses: A Closer Look
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Translation of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
Outline of Galatians
Introduction: Interpreting Galatians
Luther’s Influential Approach
Galatians and Pauline Theology
An Apocalyptic Letter?
Some Dominant Themes
Author, Provenance, and Date
Paul’s Audience in Galatia
North or South Galatia?
Paul’s Opponents
Structure of the Letter
Rhetoric and Galatians
Letters and Epistolary Interpretation
Polemic
Was Paul’s Letter to the Galatians Effective?
Commentary on Galatians
Galatians 1:1–5
Epistolary Prescript: Gospel Greetings (1:1–5)
Galatians 1:6–12
Thesis and Refutation: No Other Gospel (1:6–12)
Narrative Defense of the Gospel (1:13–2:21)
God Reveals the Gospel to Paul (1:13–17)
Far from Judea (1:18–24)
Consensus in Jerusalem (2:1–10)
Kephas Compromises Gospel Truth (2:11–14)
Made Right with God through Christ Alone (2:15–21)
Galatians 3:1–5:12
Argument Especially from Scripture (3:1–5:12)
Trading God’s Presence for Rules (3:1–5)
Either Abraham’s Blessing or the Law’s Curse (3:6–14)
Stick with the First Agreement (3:15–20)
The Formal Law as a Stopgap (3:21–25)
You Are All Heirs Already (3:26–29)
A More Mature Era in Christ (4:1–7)
Returning to Empty Practices (4:8–11)
Plea to Return to Earlier Relationship (4:12–20)
Abraham’s Free Heirs versus His Slave Children (4:21–5:1)
Circumcision Cannot Supplement Christ before God (5:2–6)
Beware of Your Deceivers (5:7–12)
Galatians 5:13–6:10
The True Basis for Ethics (Refuting Detractors) (5:13–6:10)
Serving One Another (5:13–15)
Following the Spirit’s Steps (5:16–25)
The Ways of Christ’s Law (5:26–6:10)
Galatians 6:11–18
Closing Appeal (6:11–18)
Bibliography
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors and Selected Names
Index of Scripture
Index of Other Ancient Sources
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