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Introduction on the Book of
Galatians
1:1-3:19
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(from
Easton's Bible Dictionary) -
The
genuineness
of
this
epistle
is
not
called
in
question.
Its
Pauline
origin
is
universally
acknowledged.
Occasion
of.
The
churches
of
Galatia
were
founded
by
Paul
himself
(Acts
16:6;
Galatians
1:8;
4:13,19).
They
seem
to
have
been
composed
mainly
of
converts
from
heathenism
(4:8),
but
partly
also
of
Jewish
converts,
who
probably,
under
the
influence
of
Judaizing
teachers,
sought
to
incorporate
the
rites
of
Judaism
with
Christianity,
and
by
their
active
zeal
had
succeeded
in
inducing
the
majority
of
the
churches
to
adopt
their
views
(1:6;
3:1).
This
epistle
was
written
for
the
purpose
of
counteracting
this
Judaizing
tendency,
and
of
recalling
the
Galatians
to
the
simplicity
of
the
gospel,
and
at
the
same
time
also
of
vindicating
Paul's
claim
to
be a
divinely-commissioned
apostle.
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(For
more
on
this
see
Easton's
Bible
Dictionary) |
