The Letter to the Galatians

The Letter to the Galatians
Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467450448

New volume in a favorite Bible commentary series Writing a commentary on Galatians is a daunting task. Despite its relative brevity, this Pauline letter raises a number of foundational theological issues, and it has played a vital role in shaping Christian thought and practice over the centuries. In this replacement of Ronald Y. K. Fung’s 1988 New International Commentary volume, David deSilva ably rises to the challenge, providing a coherent account of Galatians as a piece of strategically crafted communication that addresses both the immediate pastoral challenges facing Paul’s converts in Galatia and the underlying questions that gave rise to them. Paying careful attention to the history, philology, and theology of the letter, and interacting with a wealth of secondary literature on both Galatians and the rest of the Pauline corpus, deSilva’s exegetically sound commentary will serve as an essential resource for pastors and theological students.

The Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians

The Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians
Author: James M. Scott
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1978705476

One “apocalyptic” reading of Paul’s letter to the Galatians has been attempted before and is now widely accepted, but that reading is not based on a thorough engagement with Jewish apocalyptic traditions of the Second Temple period. In this book, James M. Scott argues that there is an essential continuity between Galatians and Paul’s Jewish past, and that Paul uses the apocalyptic Epistle of Enoch (1 Enoch 92–105) as a literary model for his own letter. Scott first contextualizes the Epistle of Enoch using the entire Enochic corpus and explores the extensive similarities (and some significant differences) between the Enochic tradition and early Stoicism. Then he turns to deal specifically with Paul’s letter to the Galatians, showing that, despite their obvious differences, the two apocalyptic letters have some remarkable features in common as well. This approach to the interpretation of Galatians fundamentally stands to change the way biblical scholars understand Paul’s letter and the gospel that he preached. Paul is “within Judaism,” if the net for what is included in “Judaism” is wide enough to encompass the Enochic tradition.

Galatians and Christian Theology

Galatians and Christian Theology
Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2014-09-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441245898

The letter to the Galatians is a key source for Pauline theology as it presents Paul's understanding of justification, the gospel, and many topics of keen contemporary interest. In this volume, some of the world's top Christian scholars offer cutting-edge scholarship on how Galatians relates to theology and ethics. The stellar list of contributors includes John Barclay, Beverly Gaventa, Richard Hays, Bruce McCormack, and Oliver O'Donovan. As they emphasize the contribution of Galatians to Christian theology and ethics, the contributors explore how exegesis and theology meet, critique, and inform each other.

The Theology of Paul's Letter to the Galatians

The Theology of Paul's Letter to the Galatians
Author: James D. G. Dunn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1993-09-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521351270

A thorough and attractively written analysis of the issues in one of the most important of early Christian documents.

The Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles
Author: P.D. James
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 93
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0857861077

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Grace in Galatia

Grace in Galatia
Author: Ben Witherington
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802844330

Grace in Galatia is an innovative socio-rhetorical study of Paul's most polemical letter. Ben Witherington breaks new ground by analyzing the whole of Galatians as a deliberative discourse meant to forestall the Galatians from submitting to circumcision and the Jewish law. The commentary features the latest discussion of major problems in Pauline studies, including Paul's view of the law and the relationship between the historical data in Galatians and in Acts. Yet the narrative character of Witherington's work allows it to remain exceedingly accessible. The volume also includes sections following the major divisions of the commentary that point to the relevance of the text for believers today, making Grace in Galatia of special value to pastors and general readers as well as students and scholars.

The Justification of the Gentiles

The Justification of the Gentiles
Author: Hendrikus Boers
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9781565630116

Utilizing the tools of a text-linguistic, semiotic method, Professor Hendrikus Boers allows the reader to construct a framework for understanding Paul in Galatians and Romans and to find a new center for reading these works. The deep significance of the Christ event, that secures the promise and blessing of Abraham for Jew and Gentile alike, rather than justification by faith, is shown to deserve place of pride in Pauline theology.

The Psalms-Part I

The Psalms-Part I
Author: Brian D. Russell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2016-06-08
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9781628243208

A twelve week study of Psalms 1-41 and Psalms 146-150.

Galatians Re-imagined

Galatians Re-imagined
Author: Brigitte Kahl
Publisher: Paul in Critical Contexts
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451488074

Uncircumcised messianic Galatians are no longer enslaved to those who by nature are not gods (Gal 4:8), but have become known by God and one with Israel, included as sons of Abraham without the need for circumcision, representing the eschatological movement of the nations turning to God, the beginning of a new creation triggered by the resurrection of God's crucified Son. Only if they keep their foreskins are they truly "nations." Only if they worship God alone, uncircumcised as they are, do they testify to the new creation that has started to transform the world. Their circumcision would not be a return to Jewish orthodoxy (for they have never been Jews) but, on the contrary, a concession to imperial idolatry, that compromises with a world ordered in the image of Caesar.