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An overview of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, proposing a new interpretation of its structure and themes.
In his commentary, John Paul Heil presents two new proposals regarding Paul’s letter to the Galatians. First, he demonstrates an entirely new chiastic structure embracing the entire letter, based on strict linguistic and textual criteria rather than on conceptual or theological themes. This chiastic structure accords with the view that Galatians was originally performed orally in a setting of communal worship.
Second, Heil offers a new proposal for a key theme that runs throughout Galatians, as expressed by the subtitle of this book – ‘Worship for Life by Faith in the Crucified and Risen Lord’. Here, ‘worship’ is considered to be a comprehensive concept that includes liturgical, cultic, or ritual worship as well as the moral behaviour that is to complement it as ethical worship in accord with the biblical tradition. ‘Life’ refers both to the present way of living as well as to future eternal life. ‘Faith’ refers to the acceptance of divine grace available to the believer because of the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In his commentary, John Paul Heil presents two new proposals regarding Paul’s letter to the Galatians. First, he demonstrates an entirely new chiastic structure embracing the entire letter, based on strict linguistic and textual criteria rather than on conceptual or theological themes. This chiastic structure accords with the view that Galatians was originally performed orally in a setting of communal worship.
Second, Heil offers a new proposal for a key theme that runs throughout Galatians, as expressed by the subtitle of this book – ‘Worship for Life by Faith in the Crucified and Risen Lord’. Here, ‘worship’ is considered to be a comprehensive concept that includes liturgical, cultic, or ritual worship as well as the moral behaviour that is to complement it as ethical worship in accord with the biblical tradition. ‘Life’ refers both to the present way of living as well as to future eternal life. ‘Faith’ refers to the acceptance of divine grace available to the believer because of the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 174
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
26 August 2021
Trim Size: 5.98 X 8.98 in
ISBN: 9780227177570
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, Second World War, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Bibles
This creative re-reading of Galatians as a primarily doxological and liturgical text, is grounded in a sound and imaginative literary framework. The result is a wealth of fresh insights, unencumbered by many of the age-old arguments within which Pauline scholarship is often embroiled, a keener appreciation of the centrality of the resurrection than is often afforded Galatians, and a plausible account of Paul's rhetorical objectives as they pertain to a life of worship.
— Andrew Boakye, University of Manchester
— Andrew Boakye, University of Manchester
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Galatians 1:1–10
3. Galatians 1:11–24
4. Galatians 2:1–14
5. Galatians 2:15–21
6. Galatians 3:1–5
7. Galatians 3:6–16
8. Galatians 3:17–29
9. Galatians 4:1–7
10. Galatians 4:8–20
11. Galatians 4:21–31
12. Galatians 5:1–13
13. Galatians 5:14–26
14. Galatians 6:1–18
15. Conclusion
Bibliography
Scripture Index
Author Index
1. Introduction
2. Galatians 1:1–10
3. Galatians 1:11–24
4. Galatians 2:1–14
5. Galatians 2:15–21
6. Galatians 3:1–5
7. Galatians 3:6–16
8. Galatians 3:17–29
9. Galatians 4:1–7
10. Galatians 4:8–20
11. Galatians 4:21–31
12. Galatians 5:1–13
13. Galatians 5:14–26
14. Galatians 6:1–18
15. Conclusion
Bibliography
Scripture Index
Author Index