Such an understanding of circumcision and Law suggests to Schmithals that the agitators were Gnostics. Despite the ingenuity of their theories, Lütgert, Ropes, Munck, Schmithals, and others have not convinced the majority of scholars. First, there is no real indication that Paul is opposing two distinct groups at Galatia: legalists and spiritualists. As this commentary will show, the final chapters of Galatians are not directed at a second front but are a continuation of Paul’s argument against accepting