Galatians : A Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Churches in Galatia / by Hans Dieter Betz. [electronic resource]

Introduction -- The author -- The addresses -- The date of the letter -- The text of Galatians -- The literary composition and function of Galatians -- Traditions and doctrinal presuppositions -- The theological argument in Galatians -- part 1: The epistolary prescript (1:1-5) -- part 2: The introduction (exordium) (1:6-11) -- Excursus: The curse in 1:8-9 -- part 3: The statement of facts (narratio) (1:12 -- 2:14) -- Thesis: Paul received the Gospel by divine redemption, not by human tradition (1:12) -- Excursus: Conversion, revelation, and tradition -- First part: From Paul's birth to the mission in Asia Minor (1:13-24) -- Excursus: Apostle -- Excursus: Cephas -- Excursus: James -- Excursus: The conference at Jerusalem -- Second part: Paul's second visit in Jerusalem (21-10) -- Excursus: Barnabas -- Excursus: Titus -- Excursus: John the apostle -- Excursus: The collection for Jerusalem -- Excursus: The conflict at Antioch -- Excursus: Antioch-on-the-Orontes -- Third part: The conflict at Antioch (2:11-14) -- part 4: The proposition (propositio) (2:15-21) -- part 5: The proofs (probatio) (3:1 -- 4:31) -- The first argument: the Galatians' experience of the Spirit (3:1-5) -- The second argument: God's promise to Abraham (3:6-14) -- Excursus: Abraham -- The third argument: common human practice of law (3:15-18) -- A digression on the (Jewish) Torah (3:19-25) -- The fourth argument : Christian tradition (3:26 -- 4:11) -- A reference to baptismal tradition (3:26-29) -- Proofs (4:1-7) -- An interrogatio (4:8-11) -- The fifth argument: friendship (4:12-20) -- The sixth argument: the allegory of Sarah and Hagar (4:21-31) -- part 6: The exhortation (exhortatio) (5:1 -- 6:10) -- A warning against acceptance of the Jewish Torah (5:1-12) -- A warning against corruption of the "flesh" (5:13-24) -- Excursus: a catalogue of vices and virtues -- Recommendations for the Christian life in form of Sententiae (5:25 -- 6:10) -- part 7: The epistolary postscript (6:11-18).

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