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.
A past president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, he is the author of Strategies for PreachingPaul (Liturgical Press)
New Testament Ethics: The Legacies of Jesus andPaul
New Testament Christology ; and a commentary on Second Corinthians in the New Testament Library Series..
Matera is the Andrews-Kelly-Ryan Professor of Biblical Studies at the Catholic University of America.
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Includes an updated bibliography as an appendix.
What sets this work apart is the extent and detail of its scholarship.
Yet few scholars have devoted themselves at length to this letter.
Theories abound on the question of Galatians, why it was written, what it says, and what the implications of that message are.
The author provides a fresh translation of Galatians, critical notes on each verse of the text, and a careful commentary of the letter in light of Paul\'s theology.
In addition to illuminating the historical situation that led Paul to write his Letter to the Galatians, this commentary pays careful attention to the rhetorical structure of this letter and its theological message.
In its original setting, Galatians established a foundation for the unity of Jewish and Gentile Christians: all are justified by the faith of Jesus Christ.
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.
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
