Date of Award
11-1-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Sacred Theology (STM)
Department
Exegetical Theology
First Advisor
Jeffrey Gibbs
Abstract
Paul’s letter to the Galatians, according to the traditional reading, is read through a sixteenth century paradigm to answer the question, “How is a person saved?” In this traditional reading, Paul’s purpose is to establish the doctrine of justification by faith alone apart from “works of the Law” as the only way a person can be saved. Recent scholarship has examined and “read” this beautiful epistle through a different paradigm, namely an apocalyptic one. In an apocalyptic reading of Galatians, Paul’s focus is shifted, though the doctrine of justification remains. This paper will look at the contrast of these two readings specifically with reference to the ‘flesh/Spirit’ dichotomy in Gal 5:16-26.
Recommended Citation
Redeker, Michael, "Is the Christian in the Flesh? An Apocalyptic Reading of Galatians 5:16–26" (2015). Master of Sacred Theology Thesis. 10.
https://scholar.csl.edu/stm/10
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