GalatiansThis letter was written about 55 A.D. during Paul’s third missionary
journey and gives many autobiographical details of the Apostle’s earlier
life and missionary activity. The letter dealt with the question
whether a Gentile must become a Jew before he could become a Christian;
for certain Judaizing teachers had infiltrated the Churches of Galatia
in central Asia Minor which Paul had founded (Acts 16:6), declaring that
in addition to having faith in Christ Jesus, a Christian was obligated
to keep the Mosaic Law. On the contrary, Paul insisted, a man becomes
right with God only by faith in Christ and not by the performance of
good works, ritual observances and the like (2:16; 3:24-25; 5:1;
6:12-15). The letter can be divided into three parts: 1) defense of
Paul’s apostolic authority and the validity of his teachings (1:1-2:21);
2) an exposition of the doctrine of justification by faith alone
(3:1-4:31); and 3) justification by faith applied practical applications
(5:1-6:18).
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