Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture

A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Survey

series: Reading Christian Scripture

Chapter

15: Galatians

Study Questions

  1. What differentiates Galatians from the rest of Paul鈥檚 letters, especially at the introduction?
  2. Put into your own words the argument of chapter 3. Give special attention to how the promises to Abraham relate to the law of Moses and how Jesus鈥 death fits in.
  3. What is the difference between 鈥渢he present Jerusalem鈥 and 鈥渢he Jerusalem above鈥 (4:25鈥26)?
  4. What does it mean to 鈥渨alk by the Spirit鈥 (5:16)? Pay attention to the wider context of chapter 5.