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Galatians for the Practical Messianic (Paperback)
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Galatians for the Practical Messianic (Paperback)
Series: For the Practical Messianic Commentaries
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Paul's Epistle to the Galatians is easily the most difficult to
understand text for people within today's broad Messianic movement.
Galatians has been historically interpreted by Christianity as
delivering Believers a stark choice between God's Law and God's
grace. Those who choose any obedience to the Law, according to this
view of Paul, are unfaithful to the Messiah and the saving power of
the gospel. Supposedly, Paul was desperately concerned for anyone
who was trying to keep the Torah of Moses. Consequently, Galatians
is a frequently-quoted text to today's Messianic Believers, many of
whom are simply trying to live a life of holiness by obeying God's
commandments in accordance with the example of obedience modeled by
Yeshua (Jesus). Understanding Galatians in its original context,
for its original audience, and for the original issues that it
addressed, can be a severe challenge. Was the issue that the
Galatians faced forced circumcision, followed by salvation--or was
the issue ritual proselyte conversion for inclusion among God's
people? Likewise, who were the people errantly influencing the
Galatians? Were they authorized members of the assembly, or
misguided outsiders with a definitive agenda? In the commentary
Galatians for the Practical Messianic, TNN Online editor J.K. McKee
takes a direct look at the issues of Paul's letter as he rebukes
the Galatians for errors that have crept into their midst. Engaging
with contemporary Christian scholarship on Galatians, critical
questions regarding common conclusions of Paul's words are asked.
Are Paul and Yeshua truly at odds when it comes to the Torah? Were
the Jerusalem leaders and Paul at constant odds with one another?
How do Paul's Pharisaical background and views affect the
composition of this letter? What were the spiritual dynamics
present in Galatia? What does the term "works of law" really mean?
These are only a few of the questions that are considered.
Likewise, some of the proposals from the New Perspective of Paul in
theological studies are also analyzed. The Epistle to the Galatians
gives us a small peek into the world of the First Century Body of
Messiah, and the social dynamics and divisions between Jewish and
non-Jewish Believers that had to be resolved. Many of the issues
that the Jerusalem Council of Acts 15 would address had yet to be
discussed. Many did not understand the Abrahamic blessing of his
seed being a blessing to the whole world. Many thought that
inclusion among God's people came via ethnicity, rather than faith.
Many did not know the proper place of obedience to the Torah in the
post-resurrection era. Paul's letter set in motion the need for
these issues to be addressed by the First Century faith community.
This commentary will aid many Messianic Believers who have
difficulty with Paul's letter to the Galatians. It also provides
solid, exegetical answers to those who are skeptical, if not
critical, of today's Messianic movement. Also included in this
commentary is an exposition on Acts 13:13-14:28: Paul's visit to
Southern Galatia.
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