Studies in Galatians

Since my retirement, I have for some years been involved in teaching a Tuesday morning men’s Bible Study at West Cannon Baptist Church in Belmont, Michigan USA.

In September 2020, we began a study of the Epistle to the Galatians. (Making use of Zoom during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic.) What I am making available in this public forum is my notes for those studies. I have not done any editing to put these in more of a publishable or academic style form, but make them available “as is”, typos and all.

For His glory,

Bill Newcomer (neukomment@yahoo.com)

Galatians - Introduction
Galatians 1:1-5: Greetings
Galatians 1:6-10 - No Other Gospel
Galatians 1:11-23: An Apostolic Autobiography (1)
Galatians 2:1-10: An Apostolic Autobiography (2)
Galatians 2:11-21: Paul’s Confrontation with Cephas
Galatians 3:1-6 - The Personal Argument
Galatians 3:6b-14 - The Scriptural Argument
Galatians 3:15-20: The Logical Argument (1)
Galatians 3:21-29: The Logical Argument (2)
Galatians 4:1-11: The historical argument
Galatians 4:12-20: The Sentimental Argument
Galatians 4:21-31: The Allegorical Argument
Galatians - Advent & Christmas
Galatians 5:1 - Christ has set us free
Galatians 5:2-4 - Severed from Christ
Galatians 5:5-6 - Faith working Through Love
Galatians 5:7-12 - Who Hindered You?
Galatians 5:13-15 - Through Love Serve One Another
Galatians 5:19-23 - Works of the Flesh Vs. Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:24-26 - Keep in Step with the Spirit
Galatians 6:1-5 - Brothers
Galatians 6:6-8 - God is not Mocked
Galatians 6:9-10 - Let us not grow weary
Galatians 6:11-14 - The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Galatians 6:15-18: What Really Counts

Resources (Not an exhaustive list):

Primary English Bible translations include the ESV and NASB with occasional references and uses of other English translations.

The New Greek (Nestle/Aland) / English (RSV) Interlinear NT
Arndt & Gingrich Greek-English Lexicon

“Galatians: Be Free”; Warren W. Wiersbe
“The Message of Galatians”; John R. W. Stott
“Machen’s Notes on Galatians’; edited by John Skilton
“Galatians”; Douglas J. Moo (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT.)
Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries Vol 11; (Parker Translation)
Expositor’s Greek Testament: “Galatians”; Frederic Rendall
The Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians; J. B. Lightfoot (Zondervan)

Greek Exegesis of Galatians, Homer Kent Jr. (Syllabus for class taught atGrace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, 1975)

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