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Reading Galatians, Philippians, and 1 Thessalonians: A Literary and Theological Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Charles Cousar interprets three letters of Paul, each of which shows the apostle in a different light. In Galatians, Paul contends for the gospel against a group of Jewish-Christian missionaries who have come into the congregations. In Philippians, Paul addresses his favorite community in intimate terms to offer thanks for a gift they have sent him and to urge them to maintain unity in the face...

the positive exhortation to love. By making the major break at 5:13 rather than 5:1, the section 5:1–12 has to do with preserving freedom and preventing the loss of salvation, but is not to be confused with the ethical material, which follows in 5:13–6:10. The ethical material is more positive and particular than Betz depicts it. The section divides into three parts. A. An introduction (5:1) B. A passionate plea to reject circumcision (5:2–6) C. An indictment of the agitators (5:7–12) Introduction
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