Galatians
Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.
Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of the text, which draws on contemporary and modern literary models. He outlines the problems often associated with reading Galatians, the context of the text, the rhetoric of the text and the intercultural and social implications of Galatians. Galatians includes comprehensive indices of ancient sources and modern sources, detailed references and an appendix discussing Paul's attitude to the Law in Romans 5.20-21.
Galatians presents a succinct and emminently readable analysis of a dense and important New Testament text.
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Galatians
Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.
Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of the text, which draws on contemporary and modern literary models. He outlines the problems often associated with reading Galatians, the context of the text, the rhetoric of the text and the intercultural and social implications of Galatians. Galatians includes comprehensive indices of ancient sources and modern sources, detailed references and an appendix discussing Paul's attitude to the Law in Romans 5.20-21.
Galatians presents a succinct and emminently readable analysis of a dense and important New Testament text.
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Galatians

Galatians

by Philip F. Esler
Galatians

Galatians

by Philip F. Esler

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Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.
Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of the text, which draws on contemporary and modern literary models. He outlines the problems often associated with reading Galatians, the context of the text, the rhetoric of the text and the intercultural and social implications of Galatians. Galatians includes comprehensive indices of ancient sources and modern sources, detailed references and an appendix discussing Paul's attitude to the Law in Romans 5.20-21.
Galatians presents a succinct and emminently readable analysis of a dense and important New Testament text.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415110372
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/02/1998
Series: New Testament Readings
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.81(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Lexile: 1600L (what's this?)

About the Author

Philip F. Esler

Table of Contents

Preface 1 Reading Galatians 2 Social identity and the epistle to the Galatians 3 Context and rhetoric in Galatians 4 The problem with mixed table-fellowship 5 Paul, Jerusalem and Antioch 6 Righteousness as privileged identity 7 Paul and the law 8 Freedom, the Spirit and community life (Gal. 4.21–6.10), Epilogue: the intercultural promise of Galatians
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