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Galatians (Sacra Pagina Series)volume 9
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 227.4077
EAN: 9780814658116
ISBN: 0814658113
Label: Liturgical Press
Manufacturer: Liturgical Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 1992-06
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Studio: Liturgical Press
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Editorial Review:
Paul's Letter to the Galatians has played a major role in the history of theology, especially in the Church's teaching on grace, faith, and justification. This commentary argues that Paul's doctrine of justification by faith is essentially social in nature and has important ecumenical implications for the Church today. In its original setting, Galatians established a foundation for the unity of Jewish and Gentile Christians: all are justified by the faith of Jesus Christ.
In addition to illuminating the historical situation that led Paul to write his Letter to the Galatians, this commentary pays careful attention to the rhetorical structure of this letter and its theological message. The author provides a fresh translation of Galatians, critical notes on each verse of the text, and a careful commentary of the letter in light of Paul's theology. Theories abound on the question of Galatians, why it was written, what it says, and what the implications of that message are. Yet few scholars have devoted themselves at length to this letter. What sets this work apart is the extent and detail of its scholarship. Includes an updated bibliography as an appendix.
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Rating:  - Wonderful work
I thoroughly enjoy the style of writing, simplistic, yet scholarly. This whole series has not a single vol. which is not worth reading. Very compatible to protestant scholarship, and much superior to the Anchor Bible volumes.
Rating:  - New insight into the Epistle to the Galatians
One of the most revealing insights of this commentary on Paul's Epistle to the Galatians is that it is not the supposed legalism of the Pharisees. Matera points out that recent archeoloigcal evidence has placed Paul's words about the Law and the application of it to the problem of circumcision of the Gentiles is not about applying the letter of the law. The Law of circumcision, sabbath observance and dietary regulations had to do with maintaining one's status as a member of the Jewish race. The ... Read More
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