Galatians

Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 Foreword
 Abbreviations
 Introduction
 The Situation that Provoked the Writing of Galatians
 The General Appeal of Judaism for Gentiles
 The Rival Evangelists' Gospel Appeared More Logical Than Paul's
 Paul's Opponents in Galatia
 Audience and Date
 The Council at Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-29 Compared with the Meeting Recorded in Galatians 2:1-10
 Galatians is One of Paul's Earlier Letters
 The Galatian Churches Were Probably in Southern Galatia
 The Author Paul
 Did Paul Remain a Religious Jew?
 Did Paul Break with Judaism? This Commentary's Position-Somewhere in BetweenPaul's Gospel
 1 Identification of the Senders and the Addressees and a Wish for Grace and Peace (Gal. 1:1-5)
 Additional Notes 1
 2 Paul's Astonishment, Condemnation of the Agitators, and Self-Defense (Gal. 1:6-10)
 Additional Notes 2
 3 The Credibility of the Gospel Paul Proclaims (Gal. 1:11-12)
 Additional Note 3
 4 Paul's Apostolic Credibility and His Relationship to the Jerusalem Church (Gal. 1:13-17)
 Additional Notes 4
 5 Paul's Initial Relations with the Jerusalem Church (Gal. 1:18-24)
 Additional Notes 5. 6 Paul's Second Visit to the Jerusalem Church (Gal. 2:1-2)Additional Notes 6
 7 Paul Stands Firm and the Truth of His Gospel is Recognized (Gal. 2:3-6)
 Additional Notes 7
 8 Paul's Commission is Acknowledged (Gal. 2:7-10)
 Additional Notes 8
 9 Paul's Presentation of His Confrontation with Peter at Antioch (Gal. 2:11-13)
 Additional Notes 9
 10 Paul's Record of His Conversation with Peter (Gal. 2:14-17)
 Additional Notes 10
 11 Paul's Continuing Defense of His Gospel in the Face of Peter's Hypocrisy (Gal. 2:18-21). 12 Paul's Appeal to the Gospel the Galatians Have Known and Experienced (Gal. 3:1-5)Additional Notes 12
 13 Paul's Rebuttal of the Rival Evangelists' Use of the Example of Abraham (Gal. 3:6-9)
 Additional Notes 13
 14 Why Gentile Christians Should Not Follow the Law (Gal. 3:10-18)
 Additional Notes 14
 15 The Limited Function of the Law in God's Purposes (Gal. 3:19-25)
 Additional Notes 15
 16 Gentiles are Inheritors of God's Promise to Abraham through Being in Christ (Gal. 3:26-4:7)
 Additional Notes 16
 17 A Reminder of What the Galatians Have Been Liberated From (Gal. 4:8-11). Additional Notes 1718 An Appeal on the Basis of Friendship (Gal. 4:12-20)
 Additional Notes 18
 19 Paul's Interpretation of the Scripture Used by the Rival Evangelists (Gal. 4:21-5:1)
 Additional Notes 19
 20 Paul's Direct Warning: To Become Circumcised is to Be Divorced from Christ (Gal. 5:2-6)
 Additional Notes 20
 21 Paul, Not the Rival Evangelists, is on the Galatians' Side (Gal. 5:7-12)
 Additional Notes 21
 22 Paul's Gospel Offers Freedom and Right Living through the Spirit (Gal. 5:13-18)
 Additional Notes 22
 23 Vices from Which the Spirit Can Provide Freedom (Gal. 5:19-21).