The Galatians Debate: Contemporary Issues in Rhetorical and Historical Interpretation

Students and scholars reading the secondary literature on Galatians must often negotiate specialized language and complex lines of argument. In addition to the theological jargon that traditionally characterizes discussion of Galatians, one now encounters a significant amount of rhetorical and sociohistorical terminology, and the reader's familiarity with this specialized language is increasingly assumed.

This volume is designed to facilitate familiarity with the contemporary issues central to the interpretation of Galatians and to present examples of the prevailing points of view as well as some recent challenges to them. The essays included explore the rhetorical and epistolary approaches to examining Galatians, comprise a comprehensive introduction to significant research in the field, and represent some of the best work available. Mark Nanos offers an introduction and glossary of terms to help students begin their study and a comprehensive volume bibliography and modern author and ancient sources indexes for those who are continuing on to further study.

• Galatians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
• The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context
• The Mystery of Romans: The Jewish Context of Paul's Letters
• Reading Paul within Judaism: Collected Essays of Mark D. Nanos, vol. 1 (Volume 1)
• Paul within Judaism: Restoring the First-Century Context to the Apostle
• Reading Corinthians and Philippians within Judaism: Collected Essays of Mark D. Nanos, vol. 4
• A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (English and Hebrew Edition)
• The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: With an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic : Coded With the Numbering System from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
• Four Views on the Apostle Paul (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
• Approaches to Paul: A Student's Guide to Recent Scholarship