This chapter presents an introduction to Galatians. Introductory matters addressed include the nature of the text, what the letter implies about its situation, contexts for understanding Galatians, its structure, issues in its reception, and an outline of the letter.
This article introduces the book of Galatians, discussing its historical context and its theme of justification by faith.
This article introduces the book of Galatians, discussing its inspiration, authorship, and its theme of justification by faith.
Chapter 1 provides an exposition of Galatians 1:1-10.
This chapter presents an exegesis and exposition of Galatians 1:1-10.
Apostasy is always a struggle within the church. In this exposition of Galatians 1:8-9, the author looks at the cause of apostasy among the Galatians, with application to today’s church.
Apostasy is always a struggle within the church. In this exposition of Galatians 1:6-7, the author looks at the cause of apostasy amongthe Galatians, with application to today’s church.
What does it mean to be saved? In this exposition of Galatians 1:4-5, the author answers this crucial question. He expounds on the work of Christ in saving us.
Mercy, grace, and peace are words used often by Paul in the opening of his letters. In this article the meaning of these words is studied as they are announced in Galatians 1:3.
What does Paul's defence of his calling has to do with the gospel? In this exposition of Galatians 1:1-2, the author answers this crucial question.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 1:15-24.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 1:13-14.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 1:11-12.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 1:6-10.
This article provides some expository notes on Galatians 1:1-5.
This article considers Galatians 1:6-9, and why anyone would turn away from the gospel to a different gospel.
This article on Galatians 1:15 looks at the conversion of Paul, showing how it came as a result of God's predetermined plan and out of His good pleasure.
How can man be right with God? Working from Galatians 1, this article shows that there are only two answers to this question: either by grace or by law. However, only one can be right - and this is what made Paul's gospel unique. Paul's gospel was not manmade; it sought God's glory and it was mandated by God.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 2:11-21.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 2:1-5.
The themes of creation and redemption have always been of great importance in Christian theology. This essay wants to discuss the relationship and contrast between the old and new creation. A passage often used to contrast the old with the new is Galatians 3:28. This study seeks to determine how the two are related in this passage.
From Galatians 2:14 this article shows that all of life should be in line with the gospel. However, moralism and relativism steal this call from believers.
There are two things that Galatians 3:27-29 does not teach us. It does not teach us to be colourblind and to ignore racial sins. So how do we embrace our oneness in Christ, and yet celebrate our racial distinctions without practicing racism? It can only be in Christ.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 3:19-29.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 3:13-18.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 3:6-12.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 3:1-5.
This article shows that the reference in Galatians 3 to Abraham hearing the gospel when the Lord promised to bless all nations through him has to do with the Holy Spirit. The author explains that the promise to Abraham was a promise that included the Holy Spirit.
This essay wants to investigate the history of Jewish interpretation of Leviticus 18:5, and present a fresh reading of Galatians 3:10–14 within a redemptive-historical, and more specifically, exile-and-restoration framework.
Three key passages in Galatians are considered to demonstrate the interdependence of Jews and Gentiles who share together in the blessings found in Christ: Galatians 3:13-14, 25-26, and Galatians 4:4-7.
What is the nature of Paul's argument in Galatians 3:10? Is perfect obedience to the law possible? Schreiner wants to clarify the meaning of the verse.
What is the Christian's relation to the Mosaic Law? Paul's description of the pedagogical nature of the law in Galatians 3:10-Galatians 4:7 should be read very carefully.
Looking at the relationship between Deuteronomy 21:23 and Galatians 3:13, this article shows how Christ fulfilled the text of Deuteronomy through the crucifixion. The author shows how Christ's fulfillment of the law and His obedience to the point of being hung on a tree contrasts with Adam's disobedience of eating from the tree.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 4:21-31.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 4:12-20.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 4:8-11.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 4:1-7.
This article contends that many misunderstandings of Paul's use of allegory in Galatians 4:21-Galatians 5:1 are the result of Paul's argumentative strategy. Perriman suggests that the allegory is meant only to show the applicability of the command to throw out the slave woman and her son to the Galatian situation.
This article wants to analyze Galatians 3:1-18 in terms of plot. The author first defines his understanding of plot, followed by a survey of recent studies on Galatians 3. He supplies his own reading of this chapter in terms of "sacred space."
In this article the author considers the best translation of the phrase "ta stoicheia tou kosmou" in Galatians 4:3. Bundrick wants to draw a renewed attention for the possibility of this verse's "cosmic powers" as a reference to demonic activity.
This essay focuses on the chronology of the life of Paul. The role of Galatians 2:1-10 and Acts 15:1-35 is explored.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 5:18-26.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 5:10-18.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 5:1-9.
This article gives thought to what makes the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22, 23 what they are. What separates the believer from an unbeliever who displays many of these fruit?
This paper responds to the thesis that Galatians 2:3-8 should be read as an interpolation by Titus.
Galatians 3:28 plays an important role in the discussions about gender roles. Some matters of interpretation and hermeneutics are considered.
Silva's primary purpose in this essay is to focus on the question of how and why the apostle Paul brings these specific Old Testament quotations together as he does in Galatians 3:6-14. In the process he presents an exegesis of the passage and reflects upon the hermeneutics involved in the New Testament's use of the Old.
"The fruit of the Spirit" in Galatians 5:22 appears to be a general allusion to Isaiah's promise that the Holy Spirit would bring about abundant fertility in the coming new age. Isaiah's repeated prophecies (especially Isaiah 32 and, above all, Isaiah 57) that in the new creation the Spirit would he the bearer of plentiful fruitfulness, are at the forefront of Paul's usage.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 6:11-18.
This article offers some expository notes on Galatians 6:1-10.
How do you go about restoring a Christian who has fallen into sin? Galatians 6:1-2 guides believers on how they should restore such a person. They must be purposeful, gentle, watchful, and loving.
Ever had to confront someone because of their sin? The apostle Paul in Galatians 6:1-2 gives us specific guidelines for biblical confrontation. This article distills four requirements from this text.
How should we understand the use of "flesh" (Greek, sarx) and "spirit" (Greek, pneuma) in Galatians 5:1-26? Is it the description of an internal human duality in a Christian? This article wants to reconsider the widespread understanding of Paul's use of the "sarx"/"pneuma" antithesis in Galatians 5-Galatians 6.
How can we best to relate to a brother who has fallen into sin? This article shows that the objective is to restore such a brother to Christ. Working from Galatians 6:1-5, the author here defines the type of believer who requires such a restoration; namely, one who is grieved by sin and desires repentance. This brother can be restored through love and humility, since we are all sinners. The goal is to restore this brother to the assurance of Christ love.
How can we best to relate to a brother who has fallen into sin? This article shows that the objective is to restore such a brother to Christ. Working from Galatians 6:1-5, the author here defines the type of believer who requires such a restoration; namely, one who is grieved by sin and desires repentance. This brother can be restored through love and humility, since we are all sinners. The goal is to restore this brother to the assurance of Christ love.
Who is the “Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16? The understanding of this passage has an important bearing on the question of the relationship between Israel and the church. Rather than viewing the verse through a pre-existing systematic-theological grid, Paul’s reference to the “Israel of God” ought to be studied first and foremost in the context of the entire epistle. Special attention need to be given to his anti-Judaizing polemic.
Grammar alone is inadequate to determine the meaning of "pistis Christou" in the letter to the Galatians. Does it mean "faith in Christ" or "faithfulness of Christ"? This article wants to offer an exegesis of Galatians 3:1-6 to better understand its meaning in Galatians 2:16. The conclusion of the author is that it refers to the faith of men in Christ.
