– Mark D Nanos, author of The Irony of Galatians
Soebbing Visiting Scholar, Rockhurst University
"This commentary is a rigorous, clear exposition of Paul’s most passionate letter. The authors pay close attention to the text, and are well-versed in current scholarship. The distinctive emphasis on the importance of the Hebrew Scriptures and early Jewish writings for the interpretation of this letter is most welcome. Even those who disagree with some of the authors’ conclusions will learn a great deal from this lively, thoughtful exposition. This fine commentary will be valued by a wide readership."
– Graham Stanton
Lady Margaret’s Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge
Galatians, the archetypical Pauline letter, has been used to characterize its author – elsewhere the Apostle of Christian charity – as angrily anti-Jewish or at the very least, antinomian. This commentary, written unapologetically from the point of view that the New Testament writings are Jewish texts, constitutes a critical assessment of Paul as a Jew who was governed by Jewish principles and methods. Clearly and engagingly written, the authors capitalize on such methodological gains as rhetorical criticism and such recent finds as 4QMMT. There is much here to recommend.
– Martin G. Abegg Jr., author of 4QMMT, Paul, and ‘Works of the Law”
Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute, Trinity Western University