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Galatians

  1. Lesson One
    Epistles (First Few Verses Of Each Pauline Epistle)
    25 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    Overview of Galatians
    19 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Works-Righteousness as Slavery
    19 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Faith, Life, and the Spirit
    13 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience
    17 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Galatians Overview of Galatians Behind | North and South Galatian Theories, Part 2
Lesson 2, Activity 16

Behind | North and South Galatian Theories, Part 2

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The view that Galatians was written before the council is known as the South Galatian Theory.

In the table you can see the way the two theories order events:

North Galatian TheorySouth Galatian Theory
1. Paul’s second missionary journey1. Paul’s first missionary journey
2. Jerusalem Council2. Writing of Galatians
3. Prescriptions for gentiles worked out3. Prescriptions for gentiles formed
4. Writing of Galatians4. Jerusalem Council
5. Paul and Peter aligned at the time of Galatians’ writing5. Paul opposing Peter at the time of Galatians’ writing

Table adapted from: Thomas Lea and David Alan Black, The New Testament: Its Background and Message, 2003, p. 370.

As you could see from the table on the previous page, the state of the relationship between Paul and Peter at the time Galatians was written is included in this debate. It’s possible that Peter would have opposed Paul in some of his comments about Judaizers at the time when the letter was written.