LEADER 07574oam 2200613zu 450 001 9910818735903321 005 20251116135724.0 010 $a1-118-47636-0 035 $a(CKB)3280000000033565 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000831554 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12418778 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000831554 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10890617 035 $a(PQKB)10693689 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000907130 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11506420 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000907130 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10856295 035 $a(PQKB)10772489 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1120276 035 $a(BIP)41755952 035 $a(BIP)9904408 035 $a(EXLCZ)993280000000033565 100 $a20160829d2008 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGalatians through the centuries 205 $a1st ed. 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cWiley Blackwell Imprint$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (354 pages) 225 0 $aBlackwell Bible commentaries Galatians through the centuries 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-631-23084-X 327 $aIntro -- Galatians: Through the Centuries -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Aims and Method, Summary of Findings, Galatians as a 'World-Building' Text -- Overview -- Questions of Method -- The Principal Commentators -- Marcion -- Augustine -- John Chrysostom -- Thomas Aquinas -- Martin Luther -- John Calvin -- William Perkins -- Ferdinand Christian Baur -- Joseph Barber Lightfoot -- More recent work on Galatians -- Concluding Remarks -- Galatians 1:1-9: The Beginning of Paul's Argument -- Literary and Historical Context of the Letter -- Main Themes: 1:1-9 -- 1 Paul's Apostolic Authority -- Patristic interpretation -- Thomas Aquinas -- Reformation readings -- Nineteenth- century readings -- 2 The Understanding of Evil and Its Overcoming -- Dualist readings -- Patristic readings -- Reformation readings -- The modern period -- Galatians 1:10-24: Paul Argues for His Independence as an Apostle (I) -- The 'Conversion' of Paul the Jew -- Main Themes -- 1 Paul's Relation to Judaism -- 2 Paul's Conversion -- The patristic and medieval period -- Reformation readings -- The modern period -- Galatians 2:1-10: Paul Argues for His Independence as an Apostle (II) -- The Conference at Jerusalem -- Historical Considerations -- 1 The Relationship of Acts and Galatians -- 2 Was Titus Circumcised? -- 3 'The Nature of the Dispute -- Galatians 2:11-21: Justification by Faith: The New Life in Christ -- Overview -- 1 Conflict at Antioch -- Patristic and medieval period -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- The modern period -- 2 Justification by Faith and not by Works of the Law -- Marcion -- Chrysostom -- Augustine -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Baur -- Lightfoot -- Later nineteenth-and twentieth-century readings -- 3 Galatians 2:20 in the Mystical Tradition. 327 $aKeiji Nishitani and the Kyoto school of Zen Buddhism -- Galatians 3:1-14: Life in the Spirit Contrasted with Living under the Curse of the Law -- Overview -- 1 The Argument from the Galatians' Experience of the Spirit, vv. 1-5 -- Patristic readings -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Parenthetical note on witchcraft -- Perkins -- Hilgenfeld -- Bultmann and after -- 2 Abraham as the Father of All Those Who Believe -- 2.1 Abraham as the Source of Blessing to Those that Believe -- Patristic interpretation -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Baur -- Lightfoot -- Twentieth-century readings -- 2.2 The Curse of the Law and Its Removal by Christ to Make Way for the Blessing of Abraham -- Marcion -- Chrysostom -- Augustine -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Hilgenfeld -- Lightfoot -- Twentieth-century interpretation -- Galatians 3:15-29: The Purpose of the Law and the New Life of Sonship of God -- Brief Analysis -- 1 The Purpose and Limits of the Law -- Marcion -- Chrysostom -- Augustine -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Lightfoot -- Hilgenfeld -- Twentieth-century interpretation -- 2 New Life as Sons (and Daughters?) of God -- Patristic and medieval interpretation -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Lightfoot -- Hilgenfeld -- Liberationist and feminist readings of Gal 3:28 -- Galatians 4:1-20: Paul Contrasts the Galatians' Present State as Christians with Their Former Lives -- Overview -- 1 The Galatians' Former State -- Dualist readings -- Patristic and medieval interpretations -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Hilgenfeld -- Lightfoot -- Twentieth-century readings -- Galatians 4:21-31: A Concluding Allegory -- The Nature of Paul's Argument in This Section and Its Relation to the Argument of the Letter as a Whole -- Interpretative Problems and Main Types of Interpretation. 327 $aGalatians 4:22-30: The Hagar/Sarah Story and Its Allegorization -- Patristic interpretations -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Hilgenfeld -- Lightfoot -- Galatians 5: The New Life of Faith -- Overview -- 1 Faith Working Through Love Fulfils the Law (5:1-15) -- Augustine -- Chrysostom -- Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Council of Trent -- Perkins -- Nineteenth-and twentieth-century readings -- 2 New Life in the Spirit -- The Commentators -- Dualist readings -- Augustine -- Chrysostom -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Perkins -- Hilgenfeld -- Lightfoot -- Recent interpretations -- Galatians 6: New Creation: Life Beyond the Law -- Overview -- 1 Concluding Ethical Advice: Galatians 6:1-10 -- The patristic period -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Cudworth -- Hilgenfeld -- Lightfoot -- Recent historical scholarship -- 2 A New Creation: Galatians 6:11-18 -- Dualist readings -- Chrysostom -- Augustine -- Thomas Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- Cudworth -- Hilgenfeld and Lightfoot -- Twentieth-century readings and the influence of apocalyptic -- Glossary -- Works Cited -- Illustrations -- Index. 330 $aThis commentary on Paul's highly autobiographical letter to the Galations traces the history of the book's reception through the ages. Explores the influence and history of this important New Testament book Demonstrates the crucial role that Galatians has played in the development of very diverse forms of Christian spirituality Considers the influence of Galatians on a wide range of theological figures, including Chrysostom, Augustine, and Luther Examines the ways in which Galatians has influenced images of Paul, suggesting that it is the indeterminacy and complexity of his text that cause it to be interpreted in such widely differing ways Focuses on verses, themes or arguments that have been the subject of particularly influential readings Published in the innovative and stimulating Wiley - Blackwell Bible Commentaries reception history series, which focuses on the broad spectrum of interpretations rather than the traditional verse by verse analysis typically found in commentaries. 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 606 $aChristianity$2HILCC 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 615 7$aChristianity 676 $a227/.40709 676 $a227.409 700 $aRiches$b John$f1939-$0171117 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818735903321 996 $aGalatians through the centuries$93995071 997 $aUNINA