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A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians is unavailable, but you can change that!

The book of Galatians, says Eadie, is often perceived as promoting a confusing theology. The book combines Paul’s reflections on his experiences, his theology, and a contrast between the Old Covenant and the New—yet it is punctuated by emotional outbursts against the Galatians misconstrual of the Gospel. This makes interpreting Galatians difficult and challenging. At the same time, an...

ver. 6. Ellicott and Trana make it the genitive of object, the blessing announced to Abraham; the promise was vouchsafed to him, and he enjoyed the reality. The apostle does not allude by contrast in εὐλογία to κατάρα in the previous verse, though it may not be altogether excluded, but he re-introduces the idea of vers. 5–9. Winer takes the blessing generally as felicitas, but too vaguely; Gwynne as the “Spirit”—a confusion of ideas; and Wieseler, the collective blessing of God’s kingdom. These
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