| Epistle to the Galatians Contributor(s): Dunn, James D. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0713634251 ISBN-13: 9780713634259 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2001 Annotation: This is part of a series of modern commentaries based on new English translations made by their respective editors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 227.407 |
| Series: Black's New Testament Commentaries |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.07 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Epistle relates to Paul's missionary activities in Galatia (then a Roman province, now part of Turkey). On his first journey Paul established assemblies of Gentile Christians who were not required to follow Jewish practices. Because of changes of policy in this repect by Peter and James, other missionaries visited the Galatians and caused confusion. Paul's letter is a protest at the situation and an occasion for the first declaration of his apostle-ship, a rebuke to the Galatians for straying from the doctrine he had given them and a thinking through of that doctrine. The themes of righteousness of justification by faith were now at the forefront of Paul's theology. Prefessor Dunn translates and explains the original Greek. In the Introduction he discusses the auto-biographical details provided by Paul himself (and not found elsewhere), the identity of the Galatians, the date of the Epistle and the nature of Paul's opponents, as well as reconstructing the situation which gave rise to the letter. |