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Letters to the Galatians and Ephesians The Daily Study Bible Series Rev Ed English and Ancient Greek Edition Barclay, William

The daily readings in this volume are, as usual in the series, made up of Dr Barclays own translation of the passage to be considered and his interpretive commentary on the passage THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS strikes back at an attack that, in successful, might have made the community of Jesus; followers merely a Jewish sect Christianity could not be so restricted It was not dependent on a fleshly sign or on a mans ability to keep the law On the contrary, it was dependent upon nothing but Gods free gift of grace, bestowed on all who would accept that gift by faith, Gentile and Jew alike Because it proclaims this universality and confutes the Judaizing Christians, the letter is one of the great theological cornerstones of Christianity THE LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS, which was written while Paul was in prison, has been called the Queen of the Epistle It probably was not addressed specifically to the church at Ephesus but, as a circular letter, to the Christian churches generally In contrast to Pauls other writings, it is meditative and poetic in character The main theme is the universal battle between good and evil, and the ultimate unity to be achieved only when all things are gathered together in Christ Dr Barclays scholarship is deep and thoroughgoing At the same time, his style has such remarkable felicity that his commentary is easy and delightful to read