For For church members and study groups reading Galatians; explicitly not a scholarly or critical commentary.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
4 of 5strongly recommended
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
A bishop's studies in Galatians for the churches of South India: not a critical commentary but a clear exposition of Christian freedom and service.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential3 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
An exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians, published in 1969 by the Christian Literature Society, Madras, while Newbigin was bishop in Madras. The preface calls Galatians one of the most dynamic pieces of writing in the world, probably the earliest New Testament writing, born of the church's first great theological struggle, and the letter that inspired Luther's preaching on Christian liberty; Newbigin believed it touched the central question Christians in South India had to answer. He says plainly that this is not a scholarly or critical commentary but an attempt to interpret the letter's message so that readers might hear it with the force its first readers did. The studies follow the letter section by section.
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PDFSet Free to Be a Servant: Studies in Paul's Letter to the Galatians (Newbigin Resources)
Set Free to Be a Servant
by Lesslie Newbigin
For For church members and study groups reading Galatians; explicitly not a scholarly or critical commentary.
Should I read this?
A bishop's studies in Galatians for the churches of South India: not a critical commentary but a clear exposition of Christian freedom and service.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
An exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians, published in 1969 by the Christian Literature Society, Madras, while Newbigin was bishop in Madras. The preface calls Galatians one of the most dynamic pieces of writing in the world, probably the earliest New Testament writing, born of the church's first great theological struggle, and the letter that inspired Luther's preaching on Christian liberty; Newbigin believed it touched the central question Christians in South India had to answer. He says plainly that this is not a scholarly or critical commentary but an attempt to interpret the letter's message so that readers might hear it with the force its first readers did. The studies follow the letter section by section.
Editions
External off-site sources
Free downloads
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