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Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener is widely respected for his thorough research, sound judgments, and knowledge of ancient sources. His four-volume magnum opus on Acts has received high praise from all quarters. This commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians features Keener’s meticulous and comprehensive research and offers a wealth of fresh insights. It will benefit students,...

Paul evokes how “quickly” Israel turned aside to idols in Exod. 32:8; Deut. 9:12, 16; the same biblical language could be applied even after a generation or more (Judg. 2:17). One could date Galatians in the period right before the Jerusalem Council, when Paul debated with circumcisionists in Antioch (Acts 15:1–2). But the issue seems to have gone no further north than Antioch by this point; if it had, why would the council address their decrees only to Syria-Cilicia (15:23, 41) and not include the
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