Galatians (New Cambridge Bible Commentary)

by Craig Keener

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

, 2018

Overview

This commentary offers a concise, incisive view of Galatians, Paul's most polemical letter. Here, Paul is fighting for the spiritual life and loyalty of some of his hard-won converts. Taking advantage of a range of persuasive rhetorical approaches, his letter appears to bristle with anger at the interlopers and the anguish of spurned affection. In this commentary, Craig S. Keener mines insights from the ancient world to highlight Paul's persuasive tactics and how the Galatian Christians would have heard his intense yet profound message. In so doing, Keener also helps readers to confront Galatians afresh today, so they can hear more closely what Paul is and is not saying for the church universal. Drawing on a wide range of ancient Mediterranean sources to reconstruct the context of Galatians, Keener helps us to grasp the issues that Paul was addressing, the reasons that Paul wrote the letter, and its continuing relevance for contemporary audiences.

Key Features

• Draws on decades of research in the ancient Mediterranean world
• Offers a concise, incisive view of Galatians,
• Highlights Paul's persuasive tactics and how the Galatian Christians would have heard his intense yet profound message

Product Details

• Title: Galatians
• Author: Craig Keener
• Series: New Cambridge Bible Commentary
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2018
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 332
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Galatians › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781108426817, 9781108445573, 1108426816, 1108445578
• Resource ID: LLS:NCAMBC69GA
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-04T17:30:45Z

About Craig Keener

Dr. Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, and is the author of 17 books, four of which have won book awards in Christianity Today. One, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, has sold more than half a million copies. He has authored scholarly commentaries on Matthew, John (two volumes), Acts (four volumes), and more briefly on Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Revelation. Dr. Keener is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, who spent 18 months as a refugee in her nation of Congo before their marriage.