Galatians / Philip F. Esler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esler, Philip Francis.

Series:

New Testament readings.

New Testament readings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Galatians--Soco-rhetorical criticism.

Bible.

Bible. Galatians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of the text, which draws on contemporary and modern literary models. He outlines the problems often associated with reading Galatians, the context of the text, the rhetoric of the text and the intercultural and social implications of Galatians. Galatians includes comprehensive indices of anci

Contents:

Cover; Galatians; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series editor's preface; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Reading Galatians; 2. Social identity and the epistle to the Galatians; 3. Context and rhetoric in Galatians; 4. The problem with mixed table-fellowship; 5. Paul, Jerusalem and Antioch; 6. Righteousness as privileged identity; 7. Paul and the law; 8. Freedom, the Spirit and community life (Gal. 4.21-6.10); Epilogue: the intercultural promise of Galatians; Appendix: Paul's attitude to the law in Rom. 5.20-21; Notes; References; Index of ancient sources

Index of modern authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-275) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-83632-5

1-134-83633-3

1-280-18498-1

0-203-41076-9

0-203-31979-6

9780203410769

OCLC:

52080852