An Advanced Study in Galatians- Part One

An Advanced Study in Galatians: Part One, available at $89.99, has an average rating of 4.75, with 58 lectures, 20 quizzes, based on 215 reviews, and has 830 subscribers.

You will learn about Trace the significance of Paul’s autobiographical remarks to the theological claims of Galatians. Discover how Paul fits Jesus into the story Israel told about its coming Messiah. Explore the spatial underpinning of Paul’s theology of Messiah-faith. Examine the socio-political controversies energizing early Christian membership arguments. Chart the history of how Galatians has been interpreted in the modern Western church. Assess the context of words like faith, justification, and righteousness, and what they mean for membership in Christian community. This course is ideal for individuals who are Students of the New Testament and/or early Christian thought. or Believers interested in the community foundations of the Jesus movement. or Pastors preparing sermon series or studies on Galatians. or Teachers hoping to dispel myths and clarify their theology. It is particularly useful for Students of the New Testament and/or early Christian thought. or Believers interested in the community foundations of the Jesus movement. or Pastors preparing sermon series or studies on Galatians. or Teachers hoping to dispel myths and clarify their theology.

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Title: An Advanced Study in Galatians: Part One

Price: $89.99

Average Rating: 4.75

Number of Lectures: 58

Number of Quizzes: 20

Number of Published Lectures: 57

Number of Published Quizzes: 20

Number of Curriculum Items: 78

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 77

Original Price: $89.99

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What You Will Learn

Trace the significance of Paul’s autobiographical remarks to the theological claims of Galatians.

Discover how Paul fits Jesus into the story Israel told about its coming Messiah.

Explore the spatial underpinning of Paul’s theology of Messiah-faith.

Examine the socio-political controversies energizing early Christian membership arguments.

Chart the history of how Galatians has been interpreted in the modern Western church.

Assess the context of words like faith, justification, and righteousness, and what they mean for membership in Christian community.

Who Should Attend

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.

Target Audiences

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.

Paul’s letter to the Galatians ranks among the earliest writings we have from the movement that became Christianity. It therefore brings into sharp focus key issues of theological debate within the early Jesus movement, including how people in this community saw themselves.

In this letter, Paul identifies a specific challenge to identity formation in the Messiah that is facing the church in Galatia. The particular question of whether Gentile converts needed to be circumcised, which is the direct impetus for Paul’s writing the letter, provides a basis from which Paul can expound a broader vision of membership in the Messiah community. Arguing against factions that would exclude Gentile converts failing to adopt Torah, Paul masterfully explores the logic of a New Age instantiated by Messiah Jesus, the new requirements for family belonging, and the reciprocal faithfulness of Jesus and believers which is the foundation of righteousness.

Across two courses (totaling 37 lectures), Prof. Wright walks students through Paul’s argument step by step, clarifying difficult translational matters, navigating the messy history of soteriology and interpretation since the Reformation. He then clears a path back to the original concerns of the time to help us see afresh what Paul considered the heart of the New Age.

Part One of the course, Identifying the Messiah Community, covers Galatians up through 3:18, focusing on the formation of an inclusive community, with a proper understanding of ‘faith’ and ‘righteousness’ as terms of social definition. What does it mean to be individuals ‘in the Messiah,’ and how does this relate to the promised family of Abraham? The inter-faith squabble of Galatians affords modern readers a window into the earliest working out of crucial Christian theological matters such as the Trinity, Incarnation, Atonement, and ultimate destiny. As such, it is indispensable for today as a document establishing the very foundations of our shared life in Christ.

This course covers thoroughly advanced material, first explored in Prof. Wright’s Galatians commentary. We encourage students to proceed through this course at their own pace, and consult the resources provided, such as Greek lexicon and concept reflection prompts. Every effort has been made to clarify the dense theological argument Paul makes in Galatians and bring it into practical application for members of the Messiah community today.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introducing Galatians

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Printable Biblical Text & Lexicon [Resources]

Lecture 3: Course Reflection Questions [Resource]

Lecture 4: Session 1: Medieval Questions & the Subject of Galatians

Lecture 5: Session 2: Pauls Ecclesial Question

Lecture 6: Session 3: Pauls Gentile Problem

Lecture 7: Session 4: Situation, Theology, and Hermeneutics: An Outline to the Study

Lecture 8: PAUSE and REFLECT

Lecture 9: Q&A: What Have You Learned About Galatians?

Chapter 2: Paul and His Gospel

Lecture 1: Galatians 1:1-5 KNT

Lecture 2: Reading of Galatians 1:1-5

Lecture 3: Session 5: The Heart of Pauls Gospel

Lecture 4: Galatians 1:3-9 KNT

Lecture 5: Reading of Galatians 1:3-9

Lecture 6: Session 6: Overcoming the Power of Idols

Lecture 7: Galatians 1:10-17 KNT

Lecture 8: Reading of Galatians 1:10-17

Lecture 9: Session 7: Pauls Zealot Conversion

Lecture 10: Guest Session: Paus Ministry as a Servant of God (Prof. Esau McCaulley)

Lecture 11: PAUSE and REFLECT

Chapter 3: Autobiographical Sequence

Lecture 1: Galatians 1:18-24 KNT

Lecture 2: Reading of Galatians 1:18-24

Lecture 3: Session 8: First Jerusalem Visit – Pauls Independent Gospel

Lecture 4: Galatians 2:1-5 KNT

Lecture 5: Reading of Galatians 2:1-5

Lecture 6: Session 9: Second Jerusalem Visit – Paul Standing Firm

Lecture 7: Galatians 2:6-10 KNT

Lecture 8: Reading of Galatians 2:6-10

Lecture 9: Session 10: Pauls First-Order Apostleship

Lecture 10: Galatians 2:11-14 KNT

Lecture 11: Reading of Galatians 2:11-14

Lecture 12: Session 11: Paul Confronts Peter

Lecture 13: PAUSE and REFLECT

Chapter 4: Defining Pauls Terms

Lecture 1: Session 12: Faith, Righteousness, and Justification

Lecture 2: Galatians 2:15-16 KNT

Lecture 3: Reading of Galatians 2:15-16

Lecture 4: Session 13: A Few Translation Clarifications

Lecture 5: PAUSE and REFLECT

Chapter 5: The Messiah of Faith

Lecture 1: Galatians 2:17-21 KNT

Lecture 2: Reading of Galatians 2:17-21

Lecture 3: Session 14: The New Community of Messiah People

Lecture 4: Session 15: In the Messiah

Lecture 5: Session 16: Messiah-Faith

Lecture 6: PAUSE and REFLECT

Chapter 6: Approaching the Heart of Galatians

Lecture 1: Session 17: Pauls Use of Abraham

Lecture 2: Galatians 3:1-9 KNT

Lecture 3: Reading of Galatians 3:1-9

Lecture 4: Session 18: Abrahams New Family

Lecture 5: Galatians 3:10-14 KNT

Lecture 6: Reading of Galatians 3:10-14

Lecture 7: Session 19: From Curse to Blessing

Lecture 8: Galatians 3:15-18 KNT

Lecture 9: Reading of Galatians 3:15-18

Lecture 10: Session 20: The Law and the Family of Abraham

Lecture 11: Concluding Thoughts

Lecture 12: PAUSE and REFLECT

Lecture 13: Bonus Lecture

Instructors

N.T. Wright
Professor

David P. Seemuth
Professor

Jennifer Loop
Teaching Assistant

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