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The date of the letter is determined partially based on its relationship to the Jerusalem council mentioned in Acts 15:1–29 (compare Gal 2:1–10) but primarily by the question of recipients. If the letter is addressed to the southern Galatians, then it was probably written around AD 49–50; if it is addressed to the northern Galatians, then it was written sometime between AD 52–57. Either way, Galatians was probably one of Paul’s earliest letters and thus gives us unique insight into the faith and