NCBC: Galatians

This commentary offers a concise, incisive view of Galatians,
Paul's most polemical letter. Here, Paul is fighting for the spiritual life
and loyalty of some of his hard-won converts. Taking advantage of a range of
persuasive rhetorical approaches, his letter appears to bristle with anger at
the interlopers and the anguish of spurned affection. In this commentary, Craig
S. Keener mines insights from the ancient world to highlight Paul's
persuasive tactics and how the Galatian Christians would have heard his intense
yet profound message. In so doing, Keener also helps readers to confront
Galatians afresh today, so they can hear more closely what Paul is and is not
saying for the church universal. Drawing on a wide range of ancient
Mediterranean sources to reconstruct the context of Galatians, Keener helps us
to grasp the issues that Paul was addressing, the reasons that Paul wrote the
letter, and its continuing relevance for contemporary audiences.



Series: New Cambridge Bible Commentary