Includes the text of Galatians from the New English Bible.

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xxxiii).

Introduction -- The location of the Galatian churches -- The identity of the Galatian agitators -- The date of the epistle -- The genre of Galatians -- Text, exposition, and notes -- Autobiographical defense 1: background (1:1-10) -- Salutation (1:1-5) -- Condemnation of the counterfeit gospel (1:6-10) -- Autobiographical defense 2: Paul's independent gospel and apostleship (1:11--2:14) -- The divine origin of Paul's Gospel (1:11-12) -- Paul's former life (1:13-14) -- Paul's call to apostleship (1:15-17) -- Paul's first post-conversion visit to Jerusalem (1:18-20) -- Paul in Syria and Cilicia (1:21-24) -- Paul's second post-conversion visit to Jerusalem (2:1-10) -- An incident at Antioch (2:11-14) -- Main argument: exposition of the doctrine of justification by faith (2:15--5:12) -- Paul's address (2:15-21) -- An appeal to experience (3:1-6) -- From curse to blessing (3:7-14) -- The law and the promise (3:15-22) -- Christian maturity (3:23--4:11) -- A personal appeal (4:12-20) -- The analogy of Hagar and Sarah (4:21--5:1) -- Contrasts of the Gospel (5:2-12) -- Guidance on practical Christian living (5:13--6:10) -- Life in the Spirit (5:13-26) -- Excursus: Indicative and imperative -- Specific exhortations (6:1-10) -- Summary and conclusion (6:11-18) -- True versus false boasting (6:11-18) -- Conclusion (6:17-18) -- Summary of theological conclusions: the status of "justification by faith" in Paul's thought as seen in Galatians.