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Galatians
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A Closer Look: Rebirth, Conversion, Inheritance
That Paul employs the image of rebirth for conversion in Galatians 4:28-29 is no accident. Galatian gentiles might…
A Closer Look: Antioch
Probably the empire’s third largest city, Antioch held a strategic position as the “mother city” and most powerful…
A Closer Look: Damascus
Both Acts and Paul (Gal. 1:17, which claims that he “returned” there) state that Paul was in Damascus…
The Gentiles in Galatia and Their Susceptibility to False Teachings
At least the strong majority of Paul’s audience was gentile; they were not yet circumcised (Gal. 5:2; 6:12)…
BJ Oropeza’s interviews with Craig on Christobiography and Galatians
BJ Oropeza’s written interview with Craig on Christobiography: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/inchrist/2020/07/jesus-in-the-gospels-as-ancient-biography-craig-s-keener/ Their interview on Galatians: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/inchrist/2020/08/whats-the-latest-on-galatians-an-interview-with-craig-keener-on-his-recent-work-galatians-a-commentary/
The Stylistic and Structural Nature of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
Galatians is more ad hoc than many of Paul’s letters, leaving unstated many assumptions shared between Paul and…
One recent YouTube review of Craig’s Galatians commentary
Review of Craig’s Galatians commentary on Best Bible Commentaries.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu044I6p3mM
What does it mean to be led by the Spirit?—Galatians 5:18
What does it mean to be led by the Spirit? In terms of particulars, that depends somewhat on…
New Galatians commentary
My shorter Galatians commentary with Cambridge came out last year. The first copy of the heavier academic version…
Galatians (podcast interview)
George Wood interviewed me yesterday on Paul’s letter to the Galatians (48 minutes), in connection with my new…
Some key themes in Galatians
The New Perspective(s) and older perspectives come to different conclusions on various points, such as “faith in Christ”…
Why Both Gifts and Fruit Matter
The fruit of the Spirit is produced by the Spirit working in us; it expresses God’s character, his…
Celebrating being God’s child
Today as I write this (Oct. 17, 2018: I scheduled this in advance), I am celebrating being a…