{"id":14432,"date":"2020-06-07T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T21:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/?p=14432"},"modified":"2020-06-07T13:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T21:00:03","slug":"galatians-5-books-every-pastor-should-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/2020\/06\/galatians-5-books-every-pastor-should-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Galatians: 5 Books Every Pastor Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Galatians: Great Resources For Pastors<\/b><\/span>
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John M.G. Barclay,\u00a0Obeying the Truth: Paul\u2019s Ethics in Galatians<\/em><\/h2>\n

This readable revision of Barclay\u2019s doctoral thesis is essential reading for a contextual, theological, and ethical reading of Galatians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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James D.G. Dunn,\u00a0The Theology of Paul\u2019s Letter to the Galatians<\/em><\/h2>\n

An excellent study of the theology of Galatians from a NPP scholar. I am using this as a textbook this year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gordon D. Fee,\u00a0God\u2019s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul<\/em>.<\/h2>\n

A classic and comprehensive study of the Holy Spirit in Paul; highly relevant to Galatians given the Spirit\u2019s emphasis in chs. 3-6.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Bruce W. Longenecker,\u00a0The Triumph of Abraham\u2019s God: The Transformation of Identity in Galatians<\/em>.<\/h2>\n

This is the best focused study on Galatians I have read; a bit dense for pastors, but worth it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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N.T. Wright,\u00a0What Saint Paul Really Said<\/em><\/h2>\n

Wright has written a lot, but I often go back to this early study of Paul because of its concise nature and simplicity. This book was a major turning point in my study of Paul.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Other Resources<\/h1>\n

J. Louis Martyn,\u00a0Theological Issues in the Letters of Paul<\/em><\/h2>\n

An early and influential set of studies advocating for an \u201capocalyptic\u201d reading of Galatians and in Paul overall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Beverly Gaventa,\u00a0Our Mother Saint Paul<\/em><\/h2>\n

An excellent set of studies on \u201cmotherly\u201d imagery in Paul, including Gal 4.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nijay K. Gupta,\u00a0Paul and the Language of Faith<\/em><\/h2>\n

Pardon my self-advertisement, but I do a lot of work with Galatians in this book. Check it out if you are interested.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Andrew Boakye,\u00a0Death and Life: Resurrection, Restoration, and Rectification in Paul\u2019s Letter to the Galatians<\/em><\/h2>\n

This is a really insightful study of resurrection and life in Galatians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Paul\u2019s \u201cWorks of the Law\u201d in the Perspective of Second Century Reception<\/em><\/h2>\n

This book comes out in October 2020. Matthew let me peek at it in advance. It is an important study of how the 2nd century early Christian theologians processed Paul\u2019s language of \u201cworks of the Law.\u201d This book helps us look at New Perspectives and Old Perspectives on Paul from a fresh angle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Galatians: Great Resources For Pastors \u00a0 John M.G. Barclay,\u00a0Obeying the Truth: Paul\u2019s Ethics in Galatians This readable revision of Barclay\u2019s doctoral thesis is essential reading for a contextual, theological, and ethical reading of Galatians. James D.G. Dunn,\u00a0The Theology of Paul\u2019s Letter to the Galatians An excellent study of the theology of Galatians from a NPP […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4302,"featured_media":14219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-books-series"],"yoast_head":"\nGalatians: 5 Books Every Pastor Should Read<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Galatians: Great Resources For Pastors   John M.G. 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