Galatians

This commentary offers a concise incisive view of Galatians Paul''s most polemical letter. Here Paul is fighting for the spiritual life and loyalty of some of his hard-won converts. Taking advantage of a range of persuasive rhetorical approaches his letter appears to bristle with anger at the interlopers and the anguish of spurned affection. In this commentary Craig S. Keener mines insights from the ancient world to highlight Paul''s persuasive tactics and how the Galatian Christians would have heard his intense yet profound message. In so doing Keener also helps readers to confront Galatians afresh today so they can hear more closely what Paul is and is not saying for the church universal. Drawing on a wide range of ancient Mediterranean sources to reconstruct the context of Galatians Keener helps us to grasp the issues that Paul was addressing the reasons that Paul wrote the letter and its continuing relevance for contemporary audiences.