Leading Question:

"How do we relate to Scripture? And what authority does it have in our lives?"

Key Passages:

Galatians 1:1-24 – Paul defends his apostolic authority and the divine origin of his gospel.

2 Peter 3:15-16 – Paul's writings are classified as Scripture (and difficult to understand).

Galatians 5:12 – Paul desires that those who insist on circumcision would castrate themselves.

Key Points and Questions:

1. Galatians and the Pauline Corpus: Although Paul does not say when he wrote his letter to the Galatians, many scholars believe it is probably the earliest of all of his New Testament letters. If this is true, Paul's letter ...