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The aim of this study is to offer an overview of the research published on the Letter to the Galatians, from 2000 to 2020. An enormous number of publications appeared during this period and the primary purpose of this work is to provide a brief overview of these. Furthermore, it attempts to bring together research on particular aspects in an accessible way so that other scholars will be able to grasp easily what has already been done and to understand the tendencies dominating the research of a specific issue and thus be in a position to identify and develop novel avenues for further research. This overview is divided into two volumes. In the first volume, research on the letter is divided into five main areas (with subdivisions), with each section covered in a separate chapter. In the second volume, research is classified in terms of the particular pericope/s on which it focuses.
Research on the Letter to the Galatians: 2000-2010
This article is devoted to an overview of research published on the Letter to the Galatians from 2000 to 2010. An attempt is made to paint as detailed a picture as possible of the research on the letter, but in such a way that the gist of the contributions that have been selected is also communicated, albeit very briefly. Research on Galatians in the following five areas is discussed: introductory issues (e.g., authorship, opponents and recipients), the Wirkungsgeschichte of the letter, interpretative approaches to the letter, studies of particular verses/passages in the letter and the theology of the letter.
David A. deSilva, The Letter to the Galatians. NICNT; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2018.
Despite his misgivings expressed in the preface, David deSilva’s commentary on Galatians is a worthy successor to Fung’s 1988 commentary and stands well alongside F. F. Bruce’s classic New International Greek Text commentary. Students of Galatians should consider this commentary a standard work on one of Paul’s most important letters. Although this is a professional, technical commentary, deSilva’s text is very easy to read and will be of use for both pastor and scholar.
ST. DOMINIC'S MAJOR SEMINARY LECTURE NOTES A. A study of Paul's first letter to the Galatians St. Paul's Letter to the Churches in Galatia is often considered the most Pauline of all Pauline writing. According to Raymond Brown, it is one single piece in which anger probably caused Paul to say what he really thought. As such, it has a prophetic slant like that of Amos. Paul opted to talk straight and radically challenge the Galatians. 1.0. The Historical Background 1.1. Galatia: 2.0. Some Key Literary Features of the Letter 2.1. Authorship: In terms of authorship, Galatians is generally considered to be genuinely Pauline. Very few scholars have any serious doubt that St. Paul is the author behind this writing. 2.2. Date: Just as the location of the Galatian churches is under dispute, so too the time and place of writing can be determined only with probability. Since the majority favour the view that Paul is writing to the Churches in the north, it also seems probable that he wrote this letter shortly after his second visit to them (Acts 18:23), while at Ephesus
Translation problems in the Letter to the Galatians
This article focuses on the most important translation problems posed by the Letter to the Galatians. These problems are divided into two categories: 1. Translation problems arising from the source text; 2. Translation problems pertaining to the target language/ culture (in this instance, English). In the first group, the following translation problems are discussed: The expression to; n qeov n (peiv qw) in 1:10; iJ storev w in 1:18; oiJ dokouǹte" in 2:2, 6 and 9; the two anacolutha in 2:4-6; oj rqopodev w pro; " th; n aj lhv qeian tou` euj aggeliv ou in 2:14; piv sti" j Ihsou` Cristou` in 2:16; ej x aj koh" piv stew" in 3:2; the meaning of 3:20; and the expression kai; ej pi; to; n j Israh; l tou` qeou` in 6:16. In the second group, the following problems are discussed: The expression aj po; tou` kalev santo" uJ ma" in 1:6; diaqhv kh in 3:15, 17; the concept paidagwgov " in 3:24; and ta; stoiceià tou` kov smou in 4:3. In each case, the nature of the translation problem is discussed and suggestions are made as to how the phrase can best be translated into English.
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Acknowledgments are due to the Human Sciences Research Council for its financial support in the completion of this study. Sound scholarship-which is, after all, identical with the process of interpretation and understanding-does not take place in the minds of isolated individuals. My indebtedness regarding this study is acknowledged in the bibliographical references, but it is not so easy to acknowledge the contribution of those closer to home. That of my promoter, Prof. Willem Vorster, was far in excess of what one expects from a promoter. To thank him for his constant encouragement, his high standards of academic excellence-and especially for allowing me to make my own mistakes!-is to mention but a part of his role in the completion of this study. •As the environment within which the conflict took place, the first-century Mediterranean socio-cultural system and the nature of groups (especially the nature of the Pauline communities) in the first-century world will be investigated. Thus the social networks, together with the socio-cultural codes and conventions regulating social interaction within the smaller sphere of first-century groups in general and the Pauline communities in particular, will be the subject of chapter 6.
Tolmie Spirituality in the Letter to the Galatians
The spirituality of the Letter to the Galatians has not received much attention so far. Accordingly, this issue is addressed in this article. After a brief overview of two studies that have already been done in this regard, the focus of this investigation is formulated as the spirituality that comes to expression in the Letter to the Galatians. Of the different approaches available to investigate this matter, the approach of Kees Waaijman is selected. In terms of this approach, two issues are then investigated systematically, namely the divine-human relational process as reflected in the Letter to the Galatians and the transformation process as reflected in the Letter.
The rhetorical analysis of the Letter to the Galatians: 1995-2005
Since the publication of Betz's article (1975) and his commentary on Galatians (1979) much research has been done on the rhetorical analysis of the Letter to the Galatians. This article presents an overview of the rhetorical analyses of Galatians from 1995 to 2005. It concludes by highlighting five characteristics of such analyses: 1. The rigid application of "the" ancient rhetorical system is on the decline; 2. Scholars who still use insights from ancient rhetoric do so in a much more nuanced way, quite often presuppose a wider background, and are more interested in functions than in categories; 3. There has been a notable increase in the use of rhetorical approaches that were not based on ancient rhetoric; 4. The fact that Galatians is a letter has received more serious consideration; 5. A new issue that has been raised is the applicability of an "evaluative" approach to Paul's argumentation and persuasive strategy. Acta Theologica Supplementum 9 2007