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Paul’s fiercely passionate letter to the Galatians offers a rare glimpse into the early history of the emerging Christ-believing movement. Paul is seething with righteous indignation over the events at Galatia even as he conveys his hope that the Galatians might be coaxed back to the true gospel. The Galatians’ young faith was grappling with issues that would prove to be a watershed. Do gentile...

does not offer any clue or evidence that he is referring to a particular document that he had shared with the Galatians while still with them. Reference to a possible prior Pauline letter is unlikely since 3:1 is in the context of the Galatians’ initial reception of the Spirit (3:2–3).65 Perhaps “written beforehand” refers to the prior paragraph at the end of Galatians 2. Ultimately, “written beforehand” does not make sense as a translation when this verb is used with the adverbial modifier “before
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