Galatians (Hermeneia | Herm)

by Hans Dieter Betz

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 1979

Overview

Hans Dieter Betz exhibits a massive control of the literature on Galatians and especially of the ancient literatuer relevant for understanding it. He has a gently rigorous way of demolishing fanciful and unsupported exegesis of the past while still taking clear positions on controversial issues.

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Key Features

• Exhibits a massive control of the literature on Galatiansne
• Takes clear positions on controversial issues
• Demolishes fanciful and unsupported exegesis of the past

Contents

Top Highlights

“Paul’s letter to the Galatians is an example of the ‘apologetic letter’ genre.” (Page 14)

“It means that as the carrier of curse and blessing the letter becomes a ‘magical letter.’” (Page 25)

“In contrast with the preceding statements, this one names the sexes in the neuter,¹¹⁶ which indicates that not only the social differences between man and woman (‘roles’) are involved but the biological distinctions.” (Page 195)

“1. The most important argument, which runs through the entire letter, is the argument of experience.” (Page 30)

“A large number of scholarly investigations have arrived at the conclusion that these ‘elements of the world’ represent demonic forces which constitute and control ‘this evil aeon’” (Page 204)

Product Details

• Title: Galatians: A Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Churches in Galatia
• Author: Hans Dieter Betz
• Series: Hermeneia
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 1979
• Logos Release Date: 2006
• Pages: 352
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Commentaries--Collected works; Bible. N.T. Galatians › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:HRMNEIA69GA
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:01:27Z

About Hans Dieter Betz

Specific New Testament projects include the letters of the apostle Paul, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Gospel of Matthew. In addition to many articles and reviews, he has published Galatians; 2 Corinthians 8 and 9; and The Sermon on the Mount (commentaries in the Hermeneia series). He has also published several monographs, including Lucian of Samosata and the New Testament; Discipleship and Imitation of Christ; The Apostle Paul and the Socratic Tradition; Essays on the Sermon on the Mount; and two edited volumes on Plutarch and early Christian literature. Four volumes of his collected essays (in English and in German) have appeared under the titles Hellenismus und Urchristentum; Synoptische Studien; Paulinische Studien; and Antike und Christentum. The volume of translated magical papyri (The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation Including the Demotic Spells), which he edited, has been published in a second, paperback edition. Professor Betz is also involved in international research and publication projects, especially as editor in chief of the eight-volume lexicon Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (fourth edition). He is an ordained member of the Presbytery of Chicago, United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. and its The