In the Letter to the Galatians, Paul responds to a conflict concerning the question of whether believers in Jesus with a Greco-Roman background must adopt specifically Jewish identity markers, especially circumcision, to be regarded as full members of the one community united around the worship of Jesus. Beyond sharp polemics, the letter offers basic information for the newly formed groups of believers in Jesus so they can orient themselves in existence and action. At the same time, it is an important historical source for ...
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In the Letter to the Galatians, Paul responds to a conflict concerning the question of whether believers in Jesus with a Greco-Roman background must adopt specifically Jewish identity markers, especially circumcision, to be regarded as full members of the one community united around the worship of Jesus. Beyond sharp polemics, the letter offers basic information for the newly formed groups of believers in Jesus so they can orient themselves in existence and action. At the same time, it is an important historical source for their early history. The focus of Meiser's excellent interpretation, helpful for both pastors and students alike, is on the text's philological and theological questions. And it seeks dialogue with past and present commentary.
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