Letter to the Galatians
by The Bible · Πρὸς Γαλάτας
Assigned by 1 of the 9 reading lists, catalogue entry only
- Written
- c. 48-55 CE
- Era
- Roman Empire
- Form
- Scripture
- Language
- Greek
- Length
- Short · 12 ppunder 120 pages
- Difficulty
- Moderate2 of 5 for a first-year reader
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Paul writes angrily to churches in Galatia, in central Asia Minor, that have been persuaded by rival teachers that Gentile converts must be circumcised and keep the Jewish law. He defends his own authority as an apostle, recounts his confrontation with Peter at Antioch, and argues that people are justified by faith in Christ, not by works of the law. In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. The freedom this brings is to be used in love and in the fruit of the Spirit.
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