Textual criticism of Galatians

The text of Galatians isn’t particularly interesting to textual critics as there are few meaningful issues with the text and nothing that serves as a “crux” that brings enjoyment in debating. However, this month over at Evangelical Textual Criticism there have been a few discussions:

Jan 12 HMWN in Gal 1.3: the problem of arguments from Pauline style
Jan 13 Resolving a mystery in NA26 & 27 at Gal 1.1
Jan 19 PERI/UPER in Gal 1.4

Check it out http://evangelicaltextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html

Jussi Koivisto on Martin Luther’s Conception of fascinare

Koivisto, Jussi Kalervo. “Martin Luther’s Conception of fascinare (Gal. 3:1).” Biblical Interpretation. 19:4-5 (2011): 471-495.

The abstract is available online through a quick search.

Karl M. Schmidt on Galatians 4:19

Schmidt, Karl M. “Die Wehen des Völkerapostels: Gal 4,19 und die topographische Verankerung des Heidenapostolats innerhalb von Gal 1,13-2,14 und Gal 4,21-31.” Studien zum Neuen Testament und seiner Umwelt. 36 (2011): 111-156.

Nijay Gupta on De Boer’s new commentary

Nijay Gupta has a good review of De Boer’s commentary on his blog: http://nijaygupta.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/m-c-de-boers-galatians-commentary-review/. On the whole he finds it useful for historical critical work and similar to Martyn in content.

James R. Edwards on Galatians 5:12

James R. Edwards, “Galatians 5:12.” Novum Testamentum. 53:4 (2011): 319-337.

You can read the abstract for this article here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853611X578275

Review of Thomas R. Schreiner’s commentary available

Schreiner, Thomas R. Galatians. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, 9. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. 0310243726, 9780310243724.

David Luckensmeyer of Australian Catholic University has reviewed Schreiner’s commentary and you can read all about it on bookreviews.org: http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/7879_8605.pdf

This review is most concerned with the physical layout of the commentary and editorial issues and secondly with critiquing with Schreiner’s Baptist presuppositions. In summary “Schreiner offers a reasonable analysis of most verses …. it is the ideological tendencies of the author that mar an otherwise very readable commentary on Galatians.” One is left to conclude that conservatives will love this commentary whilst others will find it lacking.

French article on Galatians 3:10-14 in Biblica

Aletti, Jean N. “L’argumentation de Ga 3,10-14, une fois encore: difficultés et propositions.” Biblica. 92:2 (2011): 182-203.

You can read the English abstract here: http://www.bsw.org/Biblica/Vol-92-2011/v1-2/

or the French article online here: http://www.bsw.org/Biblica/Vol-92-2011/L-Argumentation-De-Ga-3-10-14-Une-Fois-Encore-Difficultes-Et-Propositions/467/.

New Commentaries on Galatians

Amazon has become such a cesspool of public domain reprints and kindle releases that it has become near impossible to see when new books on Galatians have been released. However, there is some good news for those who have been waiting patiently for new commentaries on Galatians. Now available is Martinus C. De Boer’s volume in the NTL.

De Boer, Martinus C. Galatians. (New Testament Library) Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2011. 0664221238, 9780664221232.

Available soon will be the Reformation Commentary on Scripture volume edited by Gerald L. Bray. Bray has been fairly busy as he also translated Ambrosiaster. Commentaries on Galatians—Philemon. (Ancient Christian Texts) Translated by Gerald L. Bray. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. 0830829040. 9780830829040.

Bray, Gerald Lewis, ed. Galatians, Ephesians. Reformation Commentary on Scripture. New Testament; 10. Downers GroveL InterVarsity Press, 2011. 0830829733, 9780830829736. 1-230?.

I don’t remember if I posted this previously but earlier this year was:
Levy, Ian Christopher, trans, ed. The Letter to the Galatians. (Medieval Bible Commentary) Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. 0802822231, 9780802822239.

Review of Faith and Freedom in Galatia and Senegal

Review of Biblical Literature has Davina C. Lopez’s review of

Aliou Cissé Niang, Faith and Freedom in Galatia and Senegal: The Apostle Paul, Colonists and Sending Gods. (Biblical Interpretation Series; 97). Brill, 2009. 9004175229, 9789004175228.

Review of Ian Jeffrey Elmer’s Paul, Jerusalem and the Judaisers

RBL has posted Davina C. Lopez’s review of

Ian Jeffrey Elmer, Paul, Jerusalem and the Judaisers: The Galatian Crisis in Its Broadest Historical Context. (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, 2.258) Mohr Siebeck, 2009. 3161498070, 9783161498077.