Galatia

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 finding out when Galatians was written, where it was written, and to whom it was exactly written to. There are debates as to whether this letter was sent to the ethnic Galatians who invaded and occupied central Asia Minor (North Galatian theory), or to the racially mixed inhabitants of the Roman province of Galatia (South Galatian theory). Even though there is not much evidence as to which side is correct or incorrect, historians lean more towards agreeing with the South Galatian theory because they find it hard to believe that Paul would write a letter addressed to a group of people he spent little to no time with. The audience of the letter: The Galatians were easily misled and fickle in their own ways, but at the same time they were eager to…

The dying Gaul it's a lost bronze Greek sculpture, It is larger than a life-size marble sculpture of a naked man sitting on the ground. (Marble is also one of the most popular materials to use in sculpture). Created in the Hellenistic period c. 220 B.C.E. The origin of the original sculptor remains unknown due to it being created such a long time ago. People have just being making educated guesses about why this was created. Some people say that it was to celebrate his victory over the…

The Sperlonga sculptures are four sculptural groups that were discovered in 1957 in a grotto on the coast between Naples and Rome. The location is believed to have been a villa that belonged to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, and it is suggested that the grotto was used for social events. At some point the sculptures were shattered, likely by a rock fall , making their reconstruction a difficult process. It is unknown exactly when the sculptures were created, however, it is commonly accepted that…

All scholars are in agreement that Galatians was written by Paul. Though some argue for a very early date, making it of the earliest letters he wrote. Some evidence for this is the lack of any reference to the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15), however, his reference to taking Titus to Jerusalem with him in Gal. 2:1 means he already returned from his first missionary journey (Acts 13-14), therefore the Council probably already took place. Galatians may date to the late fifties. “Galatia” became a…

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 peers (Gal 1:10). While this was occuring, the early Christian movement was still connected to Judaism, and an increasing…

Paul begins his his letter by introducing himself and sends greeting to the church in Galatia. Then, he dives right in by asking why the church is letting others distort the gospel that Paul has given them. He then goes onto say that this gospel is directly from God, and he can prove that through his own conversion to Christianity. He writes a brief summary of how Jesus called him to turn from his evil ways, on the road to Damascus. Paul continues by talking about how he met the apostles in…

the conclusion that these leaders of the Galatian community have “pervert[ed] the gospel of Christ” (1.7), and is a situation he must address swiftly. From the information given at hand, we can infer that the situation in Galatia is a serious manner to Paul, and he was provoked to compose this letter to address the misconceptions in the community. Even more, that Paul has multiple aims in writing this letter by him not only addressing the persecution he has received as a Messianist Jew…

travelled to Seleucia, Cyprus, Salamis, Pergo, Antioch of Pisidia, Conium, Lustra, Debra, returned to Antioch (of Syria). In AD 49 the Council of Jerusalem had begun. The Council of Jerusalem had been created because of one question that changed Judaism and Christianity. They were debating about whether you would have to become Jewish before you become Christian or can you begin with following Christianity. The decision that they have made was that you can become Christian without a conversion…

the Greek sanctuary at Delphi was sacked by another Celtic tribe which later on got in to the Celtic kingdom in Asia minor, Galatia. The Celtic people were apparently fierce warriors. The archeologists have defined the type of Celts according to the sites i.e. Hallstat (Austria) and La Tene (Switzerland), in which the former is taken to study their earlier phase of cultural development. The excavation of Hallstat had started from 1876 onwards by the viennese academy of sciences and it was then…

got into it during the summer of 2016 really sticks out to me because it's the reason I moved to Galatia. The summer before my junior year of high school my school got a new superintendent. His name is Mike Gauch. Mike is an alright guy, but he gets what he and his family wants or no one around them is ever happy. Mike and I became good buddies, we spoke all the time and would crack jokes back and forth throughout that summer because I was one of the leaders on his son's summer baseball teams.…