Galatians
“Galatians” by Craig S. Keener, published by Cambridge University Press on April 12, 2018, is a comprehensive commentary that delves into Paul’s most polemical letter. This edition spans 332 pages and is presented in English, offering readers an incisive view of the challenges Paul faced as he advocated for the spiritual life and loyalty of his converts. Keener utilizes a variety of rhetorical approaches to explore the emotional intensity of Paul’s message, providing insights from the ancient world that illuminate how the Galatian Christians might have received his words.
In this commentary, readers will find a thorough examination of the issues Paul addressed and the reasons behind his writing. Keener draws on a wide range of ancient Mediterranean sources to reconstruct the context of Galatians, allowing for a deeper understanding of its themes and relevance today. The work engages with topics such as biblical criticism, interpretation, and Christian theology, encouraging readers to confront the text afresh and appreciate its significance for the church universal.
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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.
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