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Paul’s letter to the Galatians may be the boldest exposition of the Gospel and one of the best examples of how Paul’s theology first and foremost emerged within the framework of a living community. Dunn’s sensitivity to the letter’s larger flow of thought and his adept hand at guiding us through the sometimes murky waters of Paul’s thought combine to make this commentary refreshingly accessible...

historical context completely by attempting to defend the strained paraphrase, ‘We, of course, Jews by nature and not stemming from the Gentiles, are nevertheless sinners (as much as them)’. 16 Of course, Paul’s objective was to turn Peter away from the attitude which had resulted in the breach in Antioch. But in order to win him over, Paul had to start with what they agreed on. So he continues—knowing that no human being is justified by works of the law but only through faith in Jesus Christ. Paul
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