“Oh foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?” (Galatians 3:1) Paul’s fierce letter to the Galatians offers a glimpse into the early church and some of the congregational dramas in the face of incipient heresies. Rev. Dr. Andrew Das guides readers through the text and history of interpretation of this epistle. He gives particular attention to the Galatians struggle to faithfully integrate the Old Testament with the New, noting how Paul’s rhetoric addresses the issues at hand both for the Galatians congregation and churches today. The length of this volume and the relative brevity of Galatians permit Das to include extended discussions of its exegetical challenges. Das has written the first faithfully Lutheran commentary that considers the full array of proposals from the “newer perspective” on Paul and the Law. He offers a trustworthy path through the controversies that will satisfy those searching for a viable solution to the impasse.

Features

• A reconstruction of the likely issues facing the congregation at Galatia
• The Pauline chronology and date of the letter
• Overview of the rhetoric and structure of the epistle

Additional Essays

• Paul’s Apocalyptic Worldview
• The Extend of Paul’s Arabian Ministry
• Flesh versus Spirit: Sharpening the Contrast