Title: Commentary on Galatians ...
Authors: Bring, Ragnar, 1895-; Wahlstrom, Eric Herbert.
Publisher: Muhlenberg Press
Year: 1961
Subjects: Bible. Commentaries.
Contents: Introduction -- Brief introduction paragraphs on the letter to the Galatians -- Preliminary consideration of the relationship of the Pauline Gospel to the law and scripture -- The introductory greeting (1:1-5) -- Pt. 1: In the Gospel, through which the Spirit is given, the law is fulfilled, but the righteousness by the law is excluded (1:6--5:12) -- The Gospel and the tradition from the older apostles in the church (1:6--2:21) -- Jesus Christ himself had revealed the Gospel to Paul (1:6-24) -- The Gospel is the sufficient, necessary, and exclusive foundation of the unity of the church (2:1-21) -- The witness of scripture to the Gospel: the place and purpose of the law in God's redemptive action (3:1--4:7) -- The blessing through faith and the curse through the law (3:1-14) -- The promise and the law (3:15-25) -- Faith gives to everyone an equal share in the inheritance (3:26--4:7) -- A relapse into righteousness of the law leads to bondage (4:8--5:12) -- Pt. 2: In the Holy Spirit received with the Gospel the law is fulfilled, but the works of flesh destroyed (5:13--6:10) -- Flesh and Spirit in life and work (5:13-24) -- Walking in the Spirit (5:25--6:6) -- The inevitability of retribution (6:7-10) -- The apostle's summarizing conclusion (6:11-18).