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This is an interesting question that seems to divide people. The two major opinions are that it either is ("almost certainly") the same event or that it is ("absolutely") not the same event. The people who believe it is not the same event seem to be the most vocal since (1) they have textual discrepancies on their side and (2) they are going against the ...

To understand what Paul is saying here in Galatians 2:17-18 it is helpful to read the context starting from Galatians 2:3-14. However, to cut to the chase - Paul "destroyed" or "tore down" the idea that a person can be justified by the Abrahamic/Mosaic laws of circumcision/diet. When Paul states, "...I prove that I am a lawbreaker.", he is saying that if ...

Paul's Argument Paul spends a lot of time demonstrating the incompatibility of Christ and justification by works. If the appeal did not come from people claiming to serve Christ, that sort of argumentation is unnecessary. I am shocked that you are so quickly deserting the one calling you in the grace of Christ [in order to follow] a different gospel. ...

In Galatians 5:25, "live" is "live" as in "live or die" rather than "live" as in "the way I live my life". In other words, "If the Spirit is what saves us from death, let us allow that same Spirit to direct our steps" This is reinforced in chapter 6 with a different metaphor: 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, ...

According to early church interpretation it's the law or the works of the law.1 1: Tertullian, adv. Marc., 5,3,8; Eusebius of Emesa, in Gal.; Ephrem, in Gal.; Augustinus, Exp. Gal. 16,7-10; Ambrosiaster; Theodoret of Cyrus

Galatians (like all of Paul's letters) contains long strings of argument that overlap and merge. So it's difficult to know where to start. For the sake of argument, let's start with Galatians 3:15-18 (ESV): To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. Now the promises were ...

The NET Bible has something interesting to say about this word: Or “disciplinarian,” “custodian,” or “guide.” According to BDAG 748 s.v. παιδαγωγός, “the man, usu. a slave…whose duty it was to conduct a boy or youth…to and from school and to superintend his conduct gener.; he was not a ‘teacher’ (despite the present mng. of the derivative ...

As you're already aware, the NASB is giving a near-literal translation of the verse. What remains to be done by the reader, then, is the interpretation: What does Paul mean that he is confident "in you in the Lord" (εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν κυρίῳ)? The NLT includes an interpretation in its translation for the reader. In this case, they understand that Paul's confidence ...

I see no reason at all to take this as a statement about the quality of eternal life. After all, there's no reason to think that Paul is here discussing how they will reap a greater/lesser (whichever way you want to go) quality of corruption if they sow to the flesh. Indirectly related, lessening "eternal life" to rewards in heaven instead of resurrection ...

One possibility is that it came out of the meeting in Jerusalem described in Galatians 2, where Paul writes: and when James and Cephas and John, who were acknowledged pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ...

Unfortunately, this answer is very generic and asks for an overall change of approach which you (and others) may completely reject. So here come the downvotes. But, without further ado... :) "Reaping" does refer to salvation (to quote the other answerer, @Kazark). And in fact, if someone does not do good, they will not be saved. This does not mean that ...

"Reaping" does refer to salvation. However, that does not indicate that salvation is dependent on doing good. That would be a contradiction with the entire force of the letter, making Paul into an idiot. Just as in Romans 6, Paul demonstrates in Galatians 6 that works necessarily flow from salvation. This is why he compares the fruit of the Spirit and the ...

It is a matter of salvation. Paul sets up in the previous chapter two dichotomous ways of living: one to please the flesh and one to please the Spirit. To live in order please the flesh is to live under the law and follow the path to destruction. But to live by the Spirit is to be not under the law and to receive the righteousness that is by faith. 5:13 ...

Abstract Paul is making an argument in Galatians that the Gentiles are recipients of God's promise to Abraham via Jesus. The "Old Covenant" is "old" because it has been replaced by the prior covenant. Similarly, the "New Covenant" was given to Abraham first, but only implemented in Christ later. The timeline is: Abram received the promise off ...

The OP quote from James in Acts is consistent with requiring the Gentiles to adhere to the seven commandments to bnei Noah, but not to "trouble" them with the other 606 commandments still required of the nation of Israel, at least not immediately as a prerequisite for learning the Torah. James's opinion might indicate that the Gentiles should then study the ...

I will try to answer your first question, What is his method of exegesis? If we figure that the Apostle Paul was "educated at the feet of Gamaliel" about Jewish religious law Acts 23:3. He had to use the the Jewish traditions of interpretation· and exegesis that were used at the time, a very common is the Pardes, an acronym formed from the name initials ...

Cultural Setting I don't think there are any hard-and-fast rules about whether tutors or guardians would remain to advise the grown child, but it seems more likely than not that they would remain part of the household. For one thing, tutors were often slaves owned by the patriarch (or sometimes close relations). Second, tutors usually were retained to ...

"Is it a good interpretation of the phrase?" In substance, yes--context shows it is the Jewish holidays being referred to. Martin Luther, in his Commentary on Galatians, agrees, commenting on "days and months and times and years" with: The Apostle Paul knew what the false apostles were teaching the Galatians: The observance of days, and months, and ...

To be very succinct: Living in the spirit is about faith, walking in the spirit is about what we practice. Living in the Spirit Fortunately, Paul did us a great service of defining the terms! Early in the letter to the Galatians, we see this passage: Galations 2:19-20 (NASB) 19 For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. 20 ...

It seems from the context (see Gal. 3) that Paul was not rejecting holidays, even Jewish ones, rather, he was making the point to them that since we have been saved, we are free from the bondage of the law and should not enslave ourselves again. He was telling them that as we have been saved by faith, we should also walk by faith, not trusting in the works ...

Paul is at pains in Galatians to show that his message comes directly from Jesus Christ. He insists in 1:1 that he is an apostle (one sent) not from/by men, but by Jesus. The narrative he gives in 1:11-24 is intended to show that it was Jesus who commissioned him, not the apostles in Jerusalem. In 2:6, When he finally goes to meet with the "pillars" in ...

Martin Luther gives a good explanation in his Commentary on Galatians: [In Romans 9, Paul] argues that all the children of Abraham are not the children of God. For Abraham had two kinds of children, children born of the promise, like Isaac, and other children born without the promise, as Ishmael. With this argument Paul squelched the proud Jews who ...

The context is the most important clue to Paul’s line of thinking. He has been telling the Galatians that to turn back to the Law after being set free of it through the grace of Christ is foolish. If the righteous live by faith, those that rely on the law are under condemnation, because man cannot be justified by the law. With that background his thinking ...

Several things helpful to understanding this: The usage of new in the Bible. It often does not indicate an absolute ontological break with what preceded. A self-explanatory example: [Your mercies] are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. —Lamentations 3:23 Covenant Theology. This is the reason why I had not yet given an answer to this ...

At issue is the ambiguity of the phrase: To the churches of Galatia: —Galatians 1:2b (ESV) Galatia could refer to a Roman province (left) or to a region settled by migrating Celts, which was designated a client kingdom of Rome (right). The text of the letter shows that Paul had been with them recently: I am astonished that you are so ...

An alternative explanation could just be rooted in practicality. The pattern had already been established by the Antiochene church in Acts 11:27-30. Agabus predicted an imminent famine and the church in Antioch. There were many famines during Claudius's reign (41-54), the most severe of which occurred in Judea around 46-47. Because of the imminent threat, ...

In short, Paul sees his outreach to the Gentiles as a ministry to Israel (Romans 11:12-15). God promised Abraham that in his seed all the nations (Gentiles) of the world would be blessed (Genesis 22:18; Galatians 3:15). And Isaiah prophesied In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it ...

It is always God who reveals Himself and speaks to Moses and to the prophets. However, if we take a close look, we may find that even though God is speaking and being addressed as God, He really is represented by His messenger who speaks in His Name and with His authority. The mention of God´s Angel in Moses´ encounter with God in the burning thornbush ...

Content of the Galatian False Gospel The main feature of this other gospel in Galatians is a compulsion to be circumcised. More generically, though, it can be expressed as a requirement to adhere to Jewish customs. In other words, there was an insistence that Christians live and act as Jews in order to share in the blessings given to Abraham. More ...

It's interesting to know what the famous guys before us have said about the "verum etiamsi nos" (Gal 1:8 VUL). They've seen it … … as a "hyperbolice dictum" Usually, the church fathers called this passage a "hyperbolice dictum" (a "hyperbolic word"). The apostles could never really have turned away from the true doctrine. For instance Hieronymus:1 ...