An Advanced Study in Galatians: Part Two

Ordering the Messiah Community

Created by: N.T. Wright
Professor

Created by: David P. Seemuth
Professor

Created by: Jennifer Loop
Teaching Assistant

What Will I Learn?

• Discover how Paul fits Jesus into the story Israel told about its coming Messiah.
• Define the relationship between Jesus's work on the cross, individual ‘belief’, and the activity of God’s spirit.
• Explore the role of ethics and Torah in the New Age.
• Parse the tight argument Paul uses to develop his robust Christology.
• See how Paul marshals multiple rhetorical modes in service of his argument.
• Recognize unity as the primary message of Galatians, over-against modern debates of comparative religion or soteriology.

Requirements

• This course references and builds from the work of two publications. Neither is required nor essential for participation in this course. If interested, the books are:
• 'Galatians' by N.T. Wright (ISBN: 9780802825605)
• 'Roman Faith and Christian Faith' by Teresa Morgan (ISBN: 9780198724148)

Target audience

• Students of the New Testament and/or early Christian thought.
• Believers interested in the community foundations of the Jesus movement.
• Pastors preparing sermon series or studies on Galatians.
• Teachers hoping to dispel myths and clarify their theology.