Tendencies in the interpretation of Galatians 3:28 since 1990

A recent investigation of research published on the Letter to the Galatians has shown that 3:28 is the individual verse in the letter that receives the most attention from scholars. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to offer an overview of tendencies in the research pertaining to this ver...

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Main Author: D. Francois Tolmie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Theologica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2649
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description A recent investigation of research published on the Letter to the Galatians has shown that 3:28 is the individual verse in the letter that receives the most attention from scholars. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to offer an overview of tendencies in the research pertaining to this verse since 1990. The overview is structured in terms of the following categories: Translation, grammar, origin, Paul’s views expressed in this verse, new interpretative approaches, the verse viewed in terms of other Pauline/Biblical texts/perspectives from the world of the New Testament, the Wirkungsgeschichte of the verse, and the implications of the verse for church and society.
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spelling doaj-art-21c6db919c90452998390bf1854e98562025-02-11T09:57:18ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892014-06-011910.38140/at.v0i19.2649Tendencies in the interpretation of Galatians 3:28 since 1990D. Francois Tolmie0University of the Free State, South Africa A recent investigation of research published on the Letter to the Galatians has shown that 3:28 is the individual verse in the letter that receives the most attention from scholars. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to offer an overview of tendencies in the research pertaining to this verse since 1990. The overview is structured in terms of the following categories: Translation, grammar, origin, Paul’s views expressed in this verse, new interpretative approaches, the verse viewed in terms of other Pauline/Biblical texts/perspectives from the world of the New Testament, the Wirkungsgeschichte of the verse, and the implications of the verse for church and society. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2649
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Tendencies in the interpretation of Galatians 3:28 since 1990
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