Introduction to Galatians

Here's my introduction to Galatians, and its course.

Paul's letter to the Galatians was the only letter of his to actually be addressed to a number of churches within a region (the region of Galatia--around Modern Turkey today) (See 1:2). Because it was not specifically stated in the letter itself, a couple theories have emerged on the exact time and place of where Paul wrote this letter from. There are two primary views. One is that Paul wrote this letter during his third missionary journey from either Ephesus (in A.D. 53-56) or Macedonia (A.D. 56). The other theory is that Paul may have written the letter in A.D. 49, from Syrian Antioch, just before going to the Jerusalem counsel (Acts 15), in which the issues expounded in the book of Galatians (regarding circumcision, etc.) were hotly addressed. Galatians defends the gospel of grace (chs.1 and 2), explaining true righteousness by faith (chs.3 and 4), and applying this gospel message practically for the believer's life (chs.5 and 6).

Blessings in Christ!

Ben