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Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method is unavailable, but you can change that!

Interpreting Galatians addresses the key issues surrounding the exegesis of Galatians and the other Pauline Epistles, exploring how literary, historical, and theological factors influence interpretation. The first edition appeared as Explorations in Exegetical Method. This second edition features a new appendix and will be welcomed by all those studying the Pauline Epistles.

spite of their usefulness, however, specific guidelines would probably not prevent the formulation of an objectionable theory, since historical reconstructions are motivated by broader concerns. In my opinion, the key to responsible mirror reading lies in a relatively simple set of considerations (which overlap with Barclay’s criteria). If a scholar proposes a reconstruction that arises out of the text itself, and if that reconstruction then helps to make sense of difficult statements in the text,
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