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Notes on Galatians - Plano Bible Chapel
Copyright 2021 by Thomas L. Constable Notes on Galatians 2021 Edition Dr. Thomas L. Constable HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Galatians has been the least disputed of any of Paul's epistles. "The most uncontroverted matter in the study of Galatians is that the letter was written by Paul, the Christian apostle whose ministry is portrayed in the Acts of the Apostles."1 The Apostle Paul directed this epistle to the churches of Galatia (1:2), and he called its recipients " Galatians " (3:1). However, who these people were, and where they lived, are problems that have proved difficult to 1 Richard N. Longenecker, Galatians , p. lvii. See also Donald Guthrie, Galatians , pp. 1-7. 2 See Kenneth G. Hanna, From Gospel to Glory, pp. 229-36, for a discussion of the issue. GALATIA * Antioch * Iconium Lystra * * Derbe 2 Dr. Constable's Notes on Galatians 2021 Edition The traditional opinion held that the recipients lived in the geographical district known as "Galatia," located in the northern part of the Roman province, also called "Galatia," in Asia This view holds that Paul founded these churches on his second missionary journey , after the Spirit forbade him to preach in the province of Asia (Acts 16:6).
founded these churches on his second missionary journey, after the Spirit forbade him to preach in the province of Asia (Acts 16:6). Paul therefore could have written this epistle during his third journey, either from Ephesus about A.D. 54, or from Corinth about A.D. 57.2 The main arguments for this "North Galatian theory" are as follows: First,
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