Epistle to the Galatians

The letter to the Galatians was written by St. Paul to defend the Gospel that he delivered to them in a previous encounter(s), and refute the gospel that the Galatians had received from Jewish Christians. The main issue the Galatians takes on is the relationship between the Law and salvation. Furthermore, Paul takes the opportunity to address those that doubted his apostleship and the authenticity of his message. He spends the first two chapters of the letter defending his apostleship and the message of his gospel. In the third and fourth chapters he defends and elaborates on his message and clearly draws the line for the Galatians between the Law and salvation so that they may not cross it again. Last but not least, he defends his position and why he refuted the gospel of Jewish Christians, and he explains how salvation is attainable for those that…

While there is controversy about the authorship of Galatians due to the style and context of the book, it is evident that the author is Paul according to most historians. James Boice notes in his commentary, “Paul, as the author, is mentioned by name not only at the beginning (1:1) but also toward the end of the letter in verse (5:2).” The first people who first became known as the Galatians were known as Celts from the barbarian tribal stock, also known as the Gauls. There are difficulties in…

gap between the Law of Moses and the New Covenant. The council wrote out those things which they agreed are of importance regarding obedience and purity. The “Agenda” of the church is to bring the gospel message to the ends of earth. The council recognized this, and set up guidelines to follow that would help the gentiles remain pure of heart; and not hinder the furtherance of the message by placing obstacles in the path of those who would chose to follow Christ. IV. Connections to Galatians 2:…

Epistle of Galatians I. Greeting & Salutations (Gal. 1:1-16) A. Paul sends a letter to the churches of Galatia. (Gal.1:1-5) 1. Paul tells the churches that he was not sent my man or himself, but by God the father who raised him from the dead. (Gal.1:1) 2. Paul explains that he and everyone that was with him, were sent by Jesus Christ himself to minister to the churches of Galatia. (Gal.1:2) 3. Paul send peace and blessing to the churches and explained how Jesus Christ sent him to rescue the…

of Ephesians plays an important reality of what the author is intending in the writings. The Book of Ephesians is about the letters of Paul and how he overcame hardship by being faithful to God and following His commands. The author’s circumstances he went through, his relationship with God, the audience, and what his letters represented are the main elements that make up why these letters were so impactful. Paul went through a lot of pain and agony but God had is hand upon him the entire time. …

Bible Study Overall Series The Great Galatian Debate Galatians 1- On Defense (Paul’s Reason for Writing) Galatians 2- Real Talk (Holy Conferencing) Galatians 3- Believe or Be (Faith vs. Good Works) Galatians 4- Freedom to Live (Slavery vs. Freedom) Galatians 5- Lifestyle (Fruits of the Spirit) Galatians 6- Sharing is Caring (Instructions to the Community) Behind the Scenes This Study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians uses the style of a presidential political debate to better understand…

In The Letter of Paul to the Galatians, the apostle Paul, who taught the gospel of Christ to the first century world, wrote to the churches of Galatia, in Galatia, within late 40’s - mid 50’s CE to share the defense of his Gentile mission as a whole and the understanding of the law on which it is based (Gal 1:1-2). Paul was appalled that the Galatians were able to believe another gospel so quickly. He wanted the Galatians to realize that they should be fighting for God’s approval, not their…

(Knight, 2012) His first missionary journey was the Roman province of Asia in A.D 47-49 which formed the writing of the Galatians. (Acts 13-14). In his second missionary journey from A.D 50-53 with Silas and Timothy. St. Paul founded Churches in Corinth, Thessalonica, Berea and Philippi while also writing the Thessalonian letters during this time. Paul’s third missionary journey (Acts 18-21) from A.D 53-57 he travelled to Ephesus in this time wrote 1 Corinthians then finally to Macedonia and…

I am writing about faith and the Required Human Response as found in Galatians; however, I wanted to point out that faith is mentioned in 18 verses in Galatians, 287 verses in the New Testament and 171 verses in the Old Testament. The Pauline epistles were written to the churches and individuals who already believed in Christ so throughout Paul calls for the fruit of repentance and faith. The apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians in the form of letters that were written to the churches he…

James specifically designates his writing to “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (ESV, James 1:1). This can be taken as a figurative representation of the scattered Gentile church, however, as stated by Robert H. Gundry in A Survey of the New Testament, it is more likely to Jewish Christians living outside Palestine” (Gundry 518). This is defended by the overarching theme of Jewishness throughout the letter. Specific examples of this can be found in the language employed, James 5:4 refers to…