General Resources for Galatians
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • Galatians at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Bible Briefs, Galatians, study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
  • Epistle to the Galatians, Wikipedia.
  • Introduction to the Book of Galatians, New American Bible.
  • Galatians: Introduction and Outline by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
  • Galatians: Introduction, Argument and Outline. Daniel B. Wallace, Dallas Theological Seminary.
  • Introduction and Outline by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Epistle to the Galatians in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • The Book of Galatians in the World Wide Study Bible.
  • Bible Basics (Galatians) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: Galatians.
  • Biblenotes summary: Galatians.
  • Galatians, Pauline Literature, L. Gregory Bloomquist, 2003.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians, Martin Luther. CCEL.
  • Galatians, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Galatians, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Galatians, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
  • Galatians, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Galatians, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Galatians, People's New Testament, 1891.
  • Galatians, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • Galatians, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
  • Galatians, Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament.
  • Paul's Letter to the Galatians, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • Galatians, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, Galatians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
• Articles and Background:
  • The Spuriousness of the Pauline Epistle, Exemplified by the Epistle to the Galatians, G. A. van den Bergh van Eysinga.
  • "Gospel and Theology in Galatians," N.T. Wright, NT Wright Page.
  • "The Perfect Tense-Form in Recent Debate: Galatians as a Case Study," Thomas R. Hatina, Filologia Neotestamentaria, 1995.
  • "The Date and Destination of Galatians," by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • "An Analysis of the Larger Semantic Units of Galatians," by M. James Sawyer, Professor of Theology, Western Seminary, San Jose CA.
  • A discussion of Commentaries on Galatians at the B-Greek Archive.
  • The Inter- and Intra-Jewish Political Contexts of Paul and the Galatians by Mark Nanos, 1998.
  • "The Local Contexts of the Galatians: Toward Resolving a Catch-22," Mark D. Nanos, 2001/2003.
  • "The Social Context and Message of Galatians in View of Paul's Evil Eye Warning," Mark D. Nanos, 2000/2003.
  • "Paul and the victims of his persecution: the opponents in Galatia," Richard B. Cook, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2002.
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  • Bartlett, David L., "Preaching to Galatians," Interpretation, 2000.
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  • Heath, Malcolm, "John Chrysostom, Rhetoric and Galatians," Biblical Interpretation, 2004.
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  • Martyn, J. Louis, "The Apocalyptic Gospel in Galatians," Interpretation, 2000.
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  • Matera, Frank J., "Galatians in Perspective: Cutting a New Path through Old Territory," Interpretation, 2000.
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  • Rhoads, David, "Children of Abraham: Metaphorical Kinship in Galatians," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2004.
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  • Walker, William O., Jr., "Galatians 2:8 and the Question of Paul's Apostleship," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2004.
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• Reviews:
  • 2001:
    • Bryant, Robert A., The Risen Crucified Christ in Galatians. Society of Biblical Literature, 2001. Reviews by Dennis R. Lindsay and Matthew Harmon in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
    • Rapa, Robert K., The Meaning of the Works of the Law in Galatians and Romans. Lang, 2001. Review by Guy Waters, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
    • Silva, Moises, Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method. Baker, 2001. Review by Dennis R. Lindsay, Mark A House, and Ron Fay in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 2002:
    • Nanos, Mark D, The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context. Fortress, 2002.
      • Review by Richard W Johnson in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
      • Review by Matthew Skinner, Theology Today, 2002.
      • Reviews by Erik Heen and Tobias Nicklas in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 2003:
    • Bartlett, David, What's Good about this News: Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians. (Westminster John Knox, 2003)
      • Review by Vaughn Crowetipton in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
      • Review by Sally A Brown, Theology Today, 2004.
    • Nanos, Mark D. ed., The Galatians Debate: Contemporary Issues in Rhetorical and Historical Interpretation. (Hendrickson, 2003)
      • Review by Richard B. Cook in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2003.
      • Review by Tobias Nicklas in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
      • Review by Willi Braun in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
      • Review by Mark A Seifrid, Trinity Journal, 2004.
    • Wakefield, Andrew Hollis, Where to Live: The Hermeneutical Significance of Paul's Citations from Scripture in Galatians 3:1-14. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2003. Reviews by Kenneth Pomykala, Mathew Harmon and Preston Sprinkle in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 2004:
    • Elliott, Susan, Cutting too Close for Comfort: Paul's Letter to the Galatians in its Anatolian Cultic Context. Sheffield Academic Press, 2004. Reviews by Fred Rich and Steven A Hunt in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 2005:
    • Asano, Atsuhiro, Community-Identity Construction in Galatians: Exegetical, Social-Anthropological and Socio-Historical Studies. T&T Clark, 2005. Review by Francois Vouga, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
    • Karris, Robert J., Galatians and Romans, Liturgical Press, 2005. Review by Mark Reasoner, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
    • Tolmie, D. Francois, Persuading the Galatians: A Text-Centered Rhetorical Analysis of a Pauline Letter. Mohr Siebeck, 2005. Review by Steven A. Hunt, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
    • Tsang, Sam, From Slaves to Sons: A New Rhetoric Analysis on Paul's Slave Metaphors in His Letter to the Galatians. Lang, 2005. Review by Roy Lucas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
    • Wiley, Tatha, Paul and the Gentile Women: Reframing Galatians. T&T Clark, 2005. Review by Thomas Kraus, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
  • 2006:
    • Metzger, Bruce, Apostolic Letters of Faith, Hope, and Love: Galatians, 1 Peter, and 1 John. Wipf & Stock, 2006. Review by Timothy Wiarda, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
• Resources for Paul and the Pauline Epistles.