Class #2: St. Paul’s greeting to the Galatians begins with (1) an abrupt defense of his divine apostolic call, followed by (2) a bare bones reference to the recipients, and (3) an extended blessing. The origin of St. Paul’s apostleship is not from (apo) men, meaning that the source of his call is human and not divine. Furthermore, St. Paul’s apostleship is not a mediate divine call by means (dia) of a Christian congregation, but is an immediate divine call directly from God (Acts 9). St. Paul was called by (dia) the risen Christ and the source of his Gospel is God Himself.
Handout: Galatians Bible Study class 1 and Galatians Overhead Class 2
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