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is why, as cited earlier, the epistle has been
called “The Magna Charta of Spiritual
Emancipation.”
5 . No congratulations or words of praise. It
was
not
that
there
was
nothing
commendable about the Galatians’ spiritual
lives. The epistle was written under strain of
urgency, over a situation of emergency. Paul
would be having personal interaction with
the churches later, when he could inspire
them through commendation.
G. GALATIANS IN RELATION TO OTHER
NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
We have already
James. Two other
are made below.
1 . Galatians and
works is prominent
compared Galatians and
interesting comparisons
Romans. The subject of
in Romans as well as in
Galatians. Romans exposes the error of
legalism, which says that a person is saved
by works. The subject of justi cation by
faith appears often in both epistles. (Read
Galatians 2:16-17; 3:11, 24; 5:4; Romans
3:20, 24, 28; 5:1, 9.) The large subject of
salvation is treated more fully in Romans. It
has been said that Galatians is the “rough
block” of what appears in more nished
form in Romans, written eight years later.
2 . Galatians and 2 Corinthians. Much of 2
Corinthians is devoted to a defense of Paul’s
apostleship (e.g., 2 Cor. 10-13), because
Paul’s opponents were stirring up the
Corinthian believers by challenging his
credentials as an apostle. In the rst two
chapters of Galatians Paul defends his
apostleship, which was challenged by the
same kind of troublemakers. When you are
surveying Galatians 1-2, recall the apologia
chapters of 2 Corinthians 10-13.
III. SURVEY
A. PREPARING TO SURVEY
1. Visualize the young Christians of a
church of Galatia about to read Paul’s letter
for the
rst time. Keep in mind the
antecedents of the epistle:
a. Paul’s first missionary journey
b. conversion of residents of Galatia
c. Paul returns to home base, Antioch
d. troublemakers and false teachers harass
the Galatian Christians.
2. Take a casual look at Galatians in your
Bible, observing such things as number and
length of chapters.
B. FIRST READING
Read the entire book in one sitting. Aim
here to get the feel of the book. Approach
the text, as much as possible, with “an
innocence of the eye,” that is, as though you
had never seen it before. What are your
impressions?
Scan the book for the general content of
its chapters. Is there an opening salutation in
the rst chapter? What would you consider
to be the concluding section of the letter?
How do the rst two chapters di er from
the others as to content? Which group has
more commands: chapters 3-4, or 5-6?
What key words, phrases, and subjects of
the epistle have stood out as prominent so
far in your survey? How would you describe
the atmosphere of the book?
C. INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS AND
