Galatians and Christian Theology - Paperback

by Mark W. Elliott (Prologue by), Scott J. Hafemann (Prologue by), N. T. Wright (Prologue by)

The letter to the Galatians is a key source for Pauline theology as it presents Paul's understanding of justification, the gospel, and many topics of keen contemporary interest. In this volume, some of the world's top Christian scholars offer cutting-edge scholarship on how Galatians relates to theology and ethics.

The stellar list of contributors includes John Barclay, Beverly Gaventa, Richard Hays, Bruce McCormack, and Oliver O'Donovan. As they emphasize the contribution of Galatians to Christian theology and ethics, the contributors explore how exegesis and theology meet, critique, and inform each other.

Back Jacket

The letter to the Galatians is a key source for Pauline theology as it presents Paul's understanding of justification, the gospel, and many topics of keen contemporary interest. In this volume, some of the world's top Christian scholars explore the way exegesis and theology meet, critique, and inform each other, offering cutting-edge scholarship on how Galatians relates to theology and ethics.

Contributors

Jean-Noël Aletti
John M. G. Barclay
Michael B. Cover
Mark W. Elliott
Javier A. Garcia
Beverly Roberts Gaventa
Timothy G. Gombis
Scott Hafemann
Richard B. Hays
Mariam J. Kamell
Bruce McCormack
Matthew V. Novenson
Oliver O'Donovan
Karla Pollmann
Volker Rabens
Thomas Söding
Todd D. Still
Darren O. Sumner
Scott R. Swain
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Timothy Wengert
N. T. Wright
Simeon Zahl

Author Biography

Mark W. Elliott (PhD, University of Cambridge) is reader in church history and head of the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Scott J. Hafemann (DrTheol, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen) is reader in New Testament studies at St. Andrews. N. T. Wright (DD, DPhil, University of Oxford), formerly bishop of Durham, is research professor of New Testament and early Christianity at St. Andrews. John Frederick, a PhD candidate at St. Andrews, is assistant professor and worship coordinator in the College of Theology at Grand Canyon University.