However, there is a strong overall consensus that Galatians was written as a single letter. An initial read-through of Galatians shows that the content includes two particularly prominent elements. The letter opening and narrative in Gal. 1 lay particular emphasis on the divine origin of Paul’s authority and message, an emphasis linked to a rebuke of the recipients for turning away from this message at the instigation of third parties. The second element is an argument relating to Jewish law. This
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