Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Galatians
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Grace in Galatia is an innovative socio-rhetorical study of Paul s most polemical letter. Ben Witherington breaks new ground by analyzing the whole of Galatians as a deliberative discourse meant to forestall the Galatians from submitting to circumcision and the Jewish law.The commentary features the latest discussion of major problems in Pauline studies, including Paul s view of the law and the relationship between the historical data in Galatians and in Acts. Yet the narrative character of Witherington s work allows it to remain exceedingly accessible. The volume also includes sections following the major divisions of the commentary that point to the relevance of the text for believers today, making Grace in Galatia of special value to pastors and general readers as well as students and scholars. Interpretation "Witherington is to be commended for taking stock of recent scholarship on Galatians and distilling it into a commentary that is accessible to students, teachers, or pastors.... Outstanding guide through Paul's letter."
PrefaceAbbreviationsMapIntroduction1Bibliography49Epistolary Prescript: 1.1-569Exordium: 1.6-10 Two Gospels?79Narratio: 1.11-2.14 The Origin and Character of the Gospel of Grace89The Gospel of Christ89A Narrative of Surprising Developments: Jerusalem, Antioch and Beyond94Propositio: 2.15-21 by the Faithfulness of Christ, not by Works of the Law169Probatio: 3.1-6.10197The Faith of Abraham and the Foolishness of the Galatians197The Appeal to Spiritual Experience200The Appeal to Scripture216The Appeal to Legal Covenants240The Goal of the Guardian, The Function of the Faithful One249Why the Law was Added252The Guardian's Goal261The Heirs Apparent281Shared Experience295Deja Vu295Paul's Labor Pains303The Allegory of Antipathy321The Unkindest Cut of All359Testimony from the Top365What Cuts and What Counts371Freedom's Service, Love's Law375Antisocial Behavior and Eschatological Fruit389Foiling the Fulfillment of the Flesh390The Spirit's Fruit407Bearable Burdens and the Yoke of Christ417The Law of Christ418Doing Good to Teachers and Others430Paul's Autograph: 6.11439Peroratio: 6.12-17 The Sum of the Matter443Index of Authors461Index of References465
