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Paul’s Letter to the Galatians has played a major role in the history of theology, especially in the Church’s teaching on grace, faith, and justification. This commentary argues that Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith is essentially social in nature and has important ecumenical implications for the Church today. In its original setting, Galatians established a foundation for the unity of...

1. For freedom Christ has set us free: This verse presents three problems: (1) a series of complicated textual variants; (2) the relationship of this verse to what precedes and follows; (3) and the meaning of the dative tę̄ eleutherią (“freedom”). First, some manuscripts introduce oun (“then”) after tę̄ eleutherią (“freedom”). Still others introduce the relative hę̄ (“which”), some before, some after, eleutherią. These variants are attempts to effect a smoother, less abrupt reading, e.g.,
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