Epistle to the Galatians
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Composition
The Galatae
Context
Contents
Common Misconceptions and Mistranslation
Galatians 3:16
The singular usage of the word seed is clearly referring to Isaac but is almost always mistranslated to be a reference to Christ rather than the collective Anointed. This is done despite the context of the chapter and espeically despite Paul's previous statement, where he reminded that the covenant is not common.
Galatians 3:29
This verse is a significantly sinister and apparently deliberate mistranslation found in Galatians.
Organization
Organizing the scriptures is partly subjective and open to interpretation and therefore this is only a general organization of Paul's epistle to the Galatians:
| Section | Theme | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:1 - 1:5 | Introduction | ||
| 1:6 - 1:10 | False Gospels | ||
| 1:11 - 2:10 | Paul's Past | ||
| 2:11 - 2:14 | Paul and Peter's confrontation in Antioch | ||
| 2:15 - 3:14 | Works of the Law no longer have purpose | ||
| 3:15 - 3:29 | The Covenant is not Common and is only for genetic Israel | ||
| 4:1 - 4:7 | The Galatians were under the Law | ||
| 4:8 - 4:10 | Apostasy of the Galatians | ||
| 4:11 - 4:20 | The Assembly's Experience with both Paul and then Judaizers | ||
| 4:21 - 4:31 | The Galatians descend from Isaac | ||
| 5:1 - 5:12 | Resist the Judaizers | ||
| 5:13 - 5:15 | Love your brethren. | ||
| 5:16 - 5:25 | Flesh versus Spirit | ||
| 5:26 - 6:10 | Conduct within the assembly. | ||
| 6:11 - 6:18 | Farewell |