To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Galatians

Hardback

Main Details

Title Galatians
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Craig S. Keener
SeriesNew Cambridge Bible Commentary
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:366
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 157
Category/GenreChristian theology
Sacred texts
ISBN/Barcode 9781108426817
ClassificationsDewey:227.407
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This commentary offers a concise, incisive view of Galatians, Paul's most polemical letter. Here, Paul is fighting for the spiritual life and loyalty of some of his hard-won converts. Taking advantage of a range of persuasive rhetorical approaches, his letter appears to bristle with anger at the interlopers and the anguish of spurned affection. In this commentary, Craig S. Keener mines insights from the ancient world to highlight Paul's persuasive tactics and how the Galatian Christians would have heard his intense yet profound message. In so doing, Keener also helps readers to confront Galatians afresh today, so they can hear more closely what Paul is and is not saying for the church universal. Drawing on a wide range of ancient Mediterranean sources to reconstruct the context of Galatians, Keener helps us to grasp the issues that Paul was addressing, the reasons that Paul wrote the letter, and its continuing relevance for contemporary audiences.

Author Biography

Craig S. Keener is author of 21 books, 7 of which have won national or international awards. He is known especially for his detailed research in the world of the New Testament, bringing to light aspects of New Testament background that are often unfamiliar to modern readers.