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II - Select Suggested Readings on Galatians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2018

Craig S. Keener
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Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky
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Galatians , pp. 28 - 34
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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References

Heavily Academic Commentaries

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Less Technical Commentaries

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History of Interpretation

Many ancient and medieval sources in this commentary are from Bray, Edwards, or Levy.2

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Readings from Some Particular Social Locations

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Some of the Studies Often Cited in the Commentary or in Galatians Research

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