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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...

This is the first use of the verb dikaioun (“to justify”). It occurs eight times in Galatians (2:16 [three times], 17; 3:8, 11, 24; 5:4), fifteen times in Romans (2:13; 3:4, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30; 4:2, 5; 5:1, 9; 6:7; 8:30 [twice], 33), twice in 1 Corinthians (4:4; 6:11) and twice in the Pastorals (1 Tim 3:16; Titus 3:7). The verb means (1) to show justice or do justice to someone; (2) to justify, vindicate or treat someone as just (see BAG). In the LXX dikaioun is primarily a forensic term, and it
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