Bill Mounce on Galatians 2:20

In Monday with Mounce he looks at Galatians 2:20 and asks in what sense do I still live? How should we translate Χριστῷ συνεσταυραύρωμαι?

Head on over to see what he has to say and most importantly ask yourself his conclusion: “So the question is, how different is your life? Is it characterized by death to self and a life of faith and love? Or, if the truth be known, is there little difference?”

You might also want to see
Scot McKnight, “The Ego and ‘I’: Galatians 2:19 in New Perspective.” Word & World. 20:3 (2000): 272-280.

http://www2.luthersem.edu/Word&World/Archives/20-3_Galatians/20-3_McKnight.pdf

Scot McKnight on legalism and Galatians

Scot McKnight began a series today on “Liberation from Legalism” detailing “how Galatians [explains] that we are liberated from ‘legalism.’”

McKnight is the author of the Galatians volume in the NIVAC series.

Regula Fidei Commentaries

Scot McKnight has announced that he is the general editor of a new commentary series to be based on the NIV 2011 translation. The series “will focus on explaining the New Testament books in the context of the Bible’s Story and discerning how to ‘live the Story’ in our world today.” It sounds similar to what Zondervan did with the NIVAC series but will surely have a different structure.

Mike Bird mentions that Joel Willitts of North Park University will be authoring the Galatians volume. Willitts has only published a couple of articles on Galatians, both dealing with the connection between the OT and Galatians:

Willitts, Joel. “Context Matters: Paul’s Use of Leviticus 18:5 in Galatians 3:12.” Tyndale Bulletin. 54:2 (2003): 105-122.

Willitts, Joel. “Isa 54,1 in Gal 4,24b–27: Reading Genesis in Light of Isaiah.” Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche. 96:3/4 (2005): 188-210.

Scot McKnight’s Pastor’s Bookshelf on Galatians

Scot McKnight has made it to Galatians in his Pastor’s Bookshelf series on his Jesus Creed blog.

He mentions the commentaries of F. F. Bruce, Richard Longenecker, H. D. Betz, James D. G. Dunn and J. Louis Martyn in addition to his own in the NIV Application series. There is a wealth of commentaries on Galatians and I’m sure there are many that could be added to this list but keep in mind that it is intended for pastors. Should we be surprised that Ben Witherington’s Grace in Galatia is missing?

While not a commentary, I don’t think any pastor should preach on Galatians without referring to Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method by Moisés Silva. (Baker, 2001) 080102305X, 9780801023057.