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Authorship
Paul introduces himself, with the letter reading like Paul.
1 Peter, 1 Clement name him as author.
Unflattering things he says: No one else could have gotten away
Williams: Galatians is most secure of all Paul’s letters
Date
Mentions 2 visits to Jerusalem, but not the Council of Jerusalem (mustn't have occurred yet.)
Earlier letters, 48-49AD
Motive
Judaisers influencing church emphasizing importance of law. Also diminishing authority as a true apostle.
Longenecker: Wrote it like a lion let loose in the arena of Xnity
North Galatia Theory
South Galatia referred to Lyconia in Acts: Lyconians weren’t ethnically referred to as Galatians
North Galatia had reputaion for fickleness mirroring Judaisers
South Galatia Theory
North Galatia rough: Paul was ill and probably wouldn’t have went
Luke doesn’t mention Northern cities in Acts
Galatians only term that could applied to all South Galatia
