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Commentaries for the book of Galatians

Galatians 1

• Greetings (1:1-5)
• REBUKE SECTION (1:6--4:11)
• Rebuke for Desertion (1:6-10)
• Paul's Autobiography (1:11--2:21)
• Thesis Statement (1:11-12)
• Conversion and Call (1:13-17)
• Paul's First Visit with Peter in Jerusalem (1:18-24)

Galatians 2

• The Conference in Jerusalem (2:1-10)
• The Conflict in Antioch (2:11-14)
• Paul's Personal Affirmations (2:15-21)

Galatians 3

• Paul's Exposition of Promise and Law (3:1--4:11)
• Understanding the Presence of the Spirit (3:1-5)
• Identifying the Children of Abraham (3:6-9)
• The Alternatives: The Curse and the Blessing (3:10-14)
• Understanding the Promise (3:15-18)
• Understanding the Law (3:19-25)
• The Unity of All Recipients of the Promise (3:26-29)

Galatians 4

• Moving from Slavery to Freedom (4:1-7)
• Returning to Slavery Again? (4:8-11)
• REQUEST SECTION (4:12--6:10)
• Personal Appeal (4:12-20)
• Scriptural Appeal (4:21-31)

Galatians 5

• Authoritative Appeal (5:1-12)
• Protecting Freedom (5:1-6)
• Exposing the False Teachers (5:7-12)
• Freedom to Love (5:13-15)
• Ethical Appeal (5:13--6:10)
• Freedom by the Spirit (5:16-18)
• Freedom from Evil (5:19-21)
• Freedom for Moral Transformation (5:22-26)

Galatians 6

• Freedom to Fulfill Responsibilities (6:1-10)
• Summary and Benedictions (6:11-18)

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