Book Of Galatians Analysis

This was his second missionary journey. In the letter to the people of the Church of Philippi, Paul was telling them about the progress of the Gospel, instruction of unity and humility and urging them to growth, joy and peace within the community. Paul also expressed gratitude towards the people of Philippi, for the aid sent to him through Epaphroditus and appreciation towards the Christian believers. He informs the people that he has been imprisoned and gives reports on Timothy and Epaphroditus.

It was very likely that Paul wrote his letter to the Romans around 55-56 C.E. while he was on his third missionary journey. It is also believed that he was in the city of Corinth when he wrote it. Paul was writing to the church in Rome, which at the time the members were predominately Jewish. At the time there were approximately 50,000 Jews living in Rome. They either worked as slaves or had once worked as slaves, but gained their freedom. During this time, the Jews were given special protection from the Roman government, because they did not have to partake in pagan religious festivals or worship the Roman emperors. Unfortunately, in the late 40’s the emperor, Claudius, expelled a large number of the Jewish people because of a disturbance over a man named “Chrestus.” Therefore, the church in Rome likely became highly Gentile (Winn). In the event of these actions by the emperor the leadership of the Roman church became mostly Gentile.

Paul became an advocate for the inclusion of the Gentiles among the ‘true’ followers of Christianity. Until this moment in history, Jewish Christians believed that non-Jews had to convert to Judaism and follow the law like them, which included many dietary restrictions and circumcision. Gentiles who worship in the synagogue but did not convert were only

Paul begins his letter by saying he is an apostle not from men nor through man, but Jesus

In Galatians 2:1-3, Paul describes going to Jerusalem with Barnabas and Titus. The chapter of Galatians describes an agreement, which states that the Gentiles, including Titus does not need to be circumcised. Paul, James, Peter and John agree that Gentiles should not need to be circumcised. However, people continue to disagree with them on this particular issue. In the ESV Study Bible, it says, “Paul regards the imposition of circumcision on Gentile Christians as a slavery producing betrayal of the freedom Christ has given.” With all of this being said, the chapter of Galatians proves that it is a completely different event than in Acts. There are undeniable similarities between the chapters, but it is proven that this specific event did not occur at the same time as the Jerusalem Council. In Galatians 2, this event takes place in 47

The book of Galatians was written for the simple reason to clear up the truth of the gospel. Shortly after Paul left the church of Galatia, an unknown person or ‘people’ came to the church and led them to believe otherwise. The church of Galatia, being brand new was thrown off by the idea that they were living an immoral life, and immediately changed what they were doing to fit what the people or persons taught this. The thought of having the

What was Paul’s response to the 1st-century circumcision controversy? What were the characteristic features (beliefs & practices) of Gnostic Christianity? And in your judgment, can either viewpoint (or both) be considered ‘orthodox’ over against the other?

To understand the meaning of Galatians 5: 16-18 we must understand the purpose of the letter. Galatians is an occasional letter (Duvall, Hayes 2008, 100) meant to address a congregation who is faced with the dilemma of Judaizers. The Judaizers were teaching that in order for a Gentile to be truly saved he must convert to Judaism; he must be circumcised. They preached salvation by works of the flesh, putting the Gentiles under the law (5: 9-15). But the flesh; circumcision or no circumcision, following the Judaic laws or not following the Judaic laws, makes no difference in salvation. Righteousness is found through faith and shown in love (5:6). Insistence that Gentiles convert to Judaism “distorts salvation by grace alone” and causes dissension in the body of Christ (Wilson 2013, Gal. 5:15). Paul argues that Christians should rely on the Holy Spirit for the power to overcome the flesh and walk in love and faith (5:16– 18). There is clearly a distinction between the fruit of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit (5:19-26). Paul

The theme of being made alive in Christ goes hand and hand with other themes that stand out throughout the book of Ephesians. Clinton Arnold, author of a book titled “Exegetical Commentary of The New Testament Commentary Ephesians” offers several themes to better understand Paul intention in writing this letter. The first theme that stands out is the threat of the spiritual powers must be viewed in light of the superior power of God and the power he passes on to his people. That same power gives Paul his apostolic authority to prepare the church in its commission to make the gospel known to the “rulers and authorities in heavenly laces” (Elwell, Yarbrough). Secondly the powerful cultural coercion of the Gentiles hostility towards Jesus can and should be defeated in the church on the foundation of Jesus work bringing both into one new group. Unity and love in a togetherness of peace reflects

Issues began to arise after the Jews were expulsed from Rome around 49 AD. At that time, the “Gentile congregations developed largely without Jewish influence and thus without sensitivity to Jewish scruples.” Kostenberger believes Paul wrote this letter for a couple of reasons; first to remind the Romans of gospel truths and his duty to proclaim it to Gentiles, secondly to unify the Roman church, and finally to, “formally introduce himself to the Roman churches and solicit their support for the Spanish mission.” Kostenberger also believes, “… the multiple

Book-Romans Romans is the sixth book of the New Testament and written by Paul. The literary genre that Romans follows is that of the Epistles which are specifically designed letters. Paul wrote these letters around 56-57 AD near the end of Paul's third journey. Paul wrote these letters to the believers in Rome, helping to guide them to a better understanding on how to live through God and how to better serve him.

The purpose of Pauls Letters were to keep in contact with the churches and to resolve any problems or questions they had. Paul mainly wrote to communicate with distant churches, to encourage, to persuade, to inform and to respond to events that he had heard about. Paul’s writings formulated key teachings about the nature of the Church. He taught about how Christ lived in them and by their baptism and the Holy Spirit they were able to contribute to the Christian community. Paul mainly wrote about the issues in society and how to help the churches when they were in need. Paul didn’t believe that the Gentiles need to

Paul tells the Galatians that circumcision is no longer necessary and that anyone who continues to perform them is only doing so because

Gal. 2:9 “when James and Cephas and John, vwho seemed to be apillars, perceived the bgrace that was given to me, they cgave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised”.

Galatians is a letter to the churches of Galatia. Purpose of the letter is to warn churches of deceptive teachers. It was also to argue that Gentile Christians did not have to take part in the Jewish Law. (Kuula) Paul wrote to remind them of the message of salvation. How to live in a way that follows the Lord and the Lord only. In attempts to understand his justification of the Law, it is important to identify the urgency of the letter. Judaizers were in constant movement to have Galatians repent against Paul. Paul’s battle was primarily with Judaizers and their attempts to pull Galatians from the ways of the Law and the Lord. They accused him of “watering down” his gospel in order to please a specific audience. According to Colin G. Kruse, he needed to prove both his independence and validity. Without the following of Galatians, how was he to teach the Law? (Kruse)