Galatians is a particularly important book for issues of works and faith, and how god works salvation in our lives, and mcknight delivers both powerful theological exposition and insightful life application. Commentary on the book of galatians by matthew henry. Philip graham ryken galatians reformed expository commentary, 2005. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. While this commentary is helpful in describing the issues related to galatians, it doesnt offer many unique insights into those issues. I read it in tandem with tim kellers commentary on galatians. No longer under bondage to the basic elements, we are gods children. Commentaries on the epistles of paul to the galatians and ephesians. Christocentric commentary series a commentary on the epistle to the galatians the gospel versus religion james a. Galatians commentary matthew henry commentary on the.
The wisdom of the ages can still be read through the crossway classic commentaries, which present the very best alltime commentaries on individual books of the bible. Background and history with commentary on the book of galatians. Unfortunately, he still sees galatians as addressing the dual problems of legalismnomism, which dont see to me to fit pauls jewish view of the purposeefficacy of the law. Gordon fee is as sharp as always and cranks out what i consider the best commentary on galatians. Galatians 1 commentary new testament matthew henry st. A critical and exegetical commentary on the epistle to the galatians. It can be downloaded for free at it caught my attention for two reasons. The sheer emotional force of the book has captured me again and again over the years. Study the bible online using commentary on galatians and more. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. I mean that in galatians paul is at his most vigorous. Paul grabs our attention in the introduction of his letter to the galatians by filling the typical formal greetings with two strong emphases. This volume is a shorter, less technical version of my commentary on galatians, an exposition of galatians. Galatians overview preachers complete homiletical commentary.
Scot mcknights commentary is a good entry in the nivac series. Naturally, such an abbreviated edition of a 440 page work cannot address all the issues of the larger recension. The churches in galatia were comprised of both jewish and gentile converts. Galatians 1 commentary new testament matthew henry.
But people do not receive spiritual life when they obey gods laws. For millenniums, people have heard from pulpits and their preachers what the messiah and his apostles supposedly said. The letter to the galatians claims the apostle paul as its writer 1. This commentary has been through advanced checking.
Great book to slowly read through in morning devotions. Once you grasp these points, you have the gist of the whole letter. Galatians is likely the first new testament book to be written, composed sometime soon after ad 49. David guzik commentary on galatians 1, where paul addresses the danger of a different gospel, which had permeated the church in galatia.
The niv application commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in todays context. This epistle of paul is directed not to the church or churches of a single city, as some others are, but of a country or province, for so galatia was. In this commentary on the epistle to the galatians, tim hegg goes one step further and shows that paul was not speaking against the torah but upholding it as gods eternal revelation to his people. Pauls purpose for writing the book of galatians, scholars believe around a. This happened in the churches of galatia which paul had brought into life in spiritual travail. The date and destination of galatians the epistle to the galatians david malick. Galatians has always been among those pauline epistles least challenged on the issue of authorship. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Commentary on galatians and ephesians by john calvin. This summary of the book of galatians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of galatians. You can find the best commentary on galatians for you using the tools on the right side. Book of galatians overview insight for living ministries. They were putting the galatians under the yoke of the law which was really not another gospel but a perversion of the good news that christ had brought to man. Galatians derives its title pros galatas, from the region in asia minor modern turkey, where the churches addressed were located.
Galatians with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Its probably the first commentary that tried to bring the results of the npp to the average person in the pew. Check out this galatians commentary, summary and key verse list. Tom constables expository notes on galatians this is also available in the net. This is the first in a trilogy galatians, hebrews on habakkuk 2. Philip rykens commentary is not the most technical commentary.
The book of galatians shows that justification is by jesus. Galatians overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, spanning 37 volumes, covered the entire bible with verse by verse exposition and homolies hi. One has to sift through his prolific comments but there is gold in those hills as the prospectors say. Book of galatians explained go to galatians index title. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Henry alford the greek new testament galatians commentary. James rosscup writes that this was the great work in the life of the versatile dean of canterbury. Nov 09, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of galatians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. They make a great pairing theyre very different and excellent in their own ways.
Putting into context the christian concepts of paul. Best galatians commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. An outcome of this production was the new testament for english readers 4 vols. Also, the destination of this book has given rise to what is known as the north galatian and the south galatian theories. The requirement for nonjewish christians to become torah observers and be circumcised or eat kosher misses the point. Overall its a solid commentary and for help on technical matters it was the first commentary i turned to and was glad it was in my arsenal. Pauls purpose in writing to these churches was to confirm them in the faith. Tim hegg approaches the book with the starting point that paul is preaching and teaching torah observance for believers in. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible. Paul, an apostle not from men nor through man, but through jesus christ and god the father who raised him from the dead, and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of galatia. Galatians commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Paul wrote to the churches in southern galatia after having a hand in starting them on his first missionary journey to asia minor.
Scholars have suggested that this is either the roman province of galatia in southern anatolia, or a large region defined by an ethnic group of celtic people in central anatolia. In galatians, paul reminds us of the total sufficiency of jesus in securing our salvation, and of the leadership of the holy spirit for living it out. In the case of the epistle to the galatians, the people to whom it was sent are important, which is not always true with other epistles. Commentary on the epistle to the galatians, by martin luther. Read galatians commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. You will also find options for commentaries on galatians that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. Galatians summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of galatians for bible study or sunday school lessons. Soon after his departure, however, these galatian churches were. Study galatians using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Top 5 commentaries on the book of galatians ligonier ministries. Introduction to the apostle pauls letter to the galatians. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of galatians.
Paul was born in tarsus, a city in the province of cilicia, not far from galatia. The function of gods laws is to show people what sin is verse 19. That, in a way, is actually a little sad, because there are many commentaries on galatians. Read and study galatians, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. In galatians, paul challenges the galatian christians to stop allowing. Galatianswhat did paul write and why did he write it. Galatians overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, spanning 37 volumes, covered the entire bible with verse by verse exposition and homolies. Paul wrote to the churches in southern galatia after having a.
Galatians macarthur new testament commentary by john f. Rosscup based on the greek text, this commentary grapples with problems in an energetic fashion, presenting various views and coming to conclusions. Galatians 2 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Gods laws would be opposite to his promises if people could receive spiritual life by means of the laws. The book of galatians reminds the church to embrace and follow the gospel message of the crucified messiah.
A study of pauls epistle to the galatians developed by matt hennecke. A word should now be said about the origin of luthers commentary on galatians. Jan 26, 2016 background and history with commentary on the book of galatians. Bruce the epistle to the galatians new international greek testament commentary, 1982. Galatians is often used to show paul believed the law to be done away with. Study guide for galatians 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. The function of gods promises is to give people spiritual life. Timothy george galatians new american commentary, 1994. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Galatians the niv application commentary book 9 kindle. Paul taught the galatians that their basis for righteousness was the grace of god the false teachers said that a mans works made him righteous. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on pauls letter to the galatians. Niv application commentary nivac 9780310484707 by scot mcknight.
Thomas finley has written this commentary on galatians and offers it free of charge. New to the series is martin luthers commentary on galatians. Each volume has been abridged and stylistically adapted for todays readers, but also carefully preserves the original meaning and message of the expositor. The first is that it is written from a free grace perspective. Study the bible online using commentary on galatians and. Bible study commentary galatians, curtis vaughan, lamplighter books, grand rapids, michigan, 1972. It is a letter from paul the apostle to a number of early christian communities in galatia. The opening verse identifies the author of galatians as the apostle paul.
But pauls real emphasis was that salvation is not works oriented and that the galatians liberty should not be used as an excuse to continue in sin. A reading from the new perspective 3rd ed eugene, or. Watch our overview video on the book of galatians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The epistle to the galatians, often shortened to galatians, is the ninth book of the new testament. Book of galatians matthew henry bible commentary complete. Commentary on the book of galatians by matthew henry new. Jesus alone fulfills the laws of torah and justifies believers. Romans is the definitive statement of christian doctrine the most comprehensive book in the new testament. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible.
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