endowed by the Spirit. The Galatians’ claim to possess the Spirit forces them to expose themselves to rational arguments. At this point, Paul is then able to activate and utilize the full forces of “the art of persuasion.”152 As an argument, Paul’s defense assumes that “the truth of the gospel” can be defended by rational logic. This approach, in terms of ancient thought, included both discursive thinking and the arsenal of rhetorical devices provided by Greco-Roman rhetoric, “the art of persuasion.”