The Epistle to the Galatians (New International Commentary on the New Testament | NICNT)

Fung's study on the Epistle to the Galatians is part of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Prepared by some of the world's leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the New Testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God. Introduction -- The Location Of The Galatian Churches -- The Identity Of The Galatian Agitators -- The Date Of The Epistle -- The Genre Of Galatians -- Text, Exposition, And Notes -- Autobiographical Defense 1: Background (1:1-10) -- Salutation (1:1-5) -- Condemnation Of The Counterfeit Gospel (1:6-10) -- Autobiographical Defense 2: Paul's Independent Gospel And Apostleship (1:11--2:14) -- The Divine Origin Of Paul's Gospel (1:11-12) -- Paul's Former Life (1:13-14) -- Paul's Call To Apostleship (1:15-17) -- Paul's First Post-conversion Visit To Jerusalem (1:18-20) -- Paul In Syria And Cilicia (1:21-24) -- Paul's Second Post-conversion Visit To Jerusalem (2:1-10) -- An Incident At Antioch (2:11-14) -- Main Argument: Exposition Of The Doctrine Of Justification By Faith (2:15--5:12) -- Paul's Address (2:15-21) -- An Appeal To Experience (3:1-6) -- From Curse To Blessing (3:7-14) -- The Law And The Promise (3:15-22) -- Christian Maturity (3:23--4:11) -- A Personal Appeal (4:12-20) -- The Analogy Of Hagar And Sarah (4:21--5:1) -- Contrasts Of The Gospel (5:2-12) -- Guidance On Practical Christian Living (5:13--6:10) -- Summary And Conclusion (6:11-18) -- Summary Of Theological Conclusions: The Status Of Justification By Faith In Paul's Thought As Seen In Galatians. By Ronald Y.k. Fung. Includes The Text Of Galatians From The New English Bible. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xix-xxxiii) And Indexes.