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Title: Translation and Interpretation of [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] in Galatians 2:16 (Critical Notes)
Author : Journal of Biblical Literature
Release Date : January 22, 1997
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
Pages : * pages
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Without question, Paul's letter to the Galatians has played a major role in the history of Christian thought. Indeed, Donald G. Miller once claimed--no doubt with some degree of hyperbole--that "perhaps no writing of equal length has influenced the world so mightily." (1) Along the same lines but in more restrained tones, John Knox observed that Galatians "is one of the most significant of early Christian documents, not only because of the light it throws upon Paul and the primitive churches, but also because of the influence it has exerted in subsequent history." (2) Within the letter, it is generally agreed that one particular verse--2:16--is of crucial importance. Carolyn Osiek, for example, declares that this verse "states in one sentence the core of Paul's conviction about the salvation brought by Christ vis-a-vis salvation as promised by the Law," and Thomas C. Geer, Jr., asserts that "Galatians 2:16 is generally regarded to be the theological center of Paul's letter to the Galatians." (3)