Interpretation of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians

Contents Introduction 1) Information about the country of Galatia and its inhabitants. 2) Founding of Churches in Galatia. 3) Reason for writing the Message. 4) Contents of the Message. 5) Time and place of writing. 6) Division Preface (Gal.1, 1-10) a) Inscription and greeting (Gal.1, 1-5). b) The beginning of the Epistle (Gal.1:6-10). Defensive part (Gal.1, 11-2, 21) 1) About the direct revelation of the Gospel to St. Paul by the Lord Himself (Gal.1, 11-16) a) He proves this with his authority (Gal.1, 11-12) b) He confirms this with his sudden change (Gal.1, 13-16) 2) St. Paul could not learn the Gospel from others (Gal.1, 17-24) a) Neither from the Apostles (Gal.1, 17-20) b) Nor from others (Gal.1, 21-24) 3) About the agreement of the teaching of St. Paul with the teaching of the other Apostles, WHICH SOLEMNLY APPROVED at the Apostolic Council in Jerusalem (Gal.2, 1-10). a) The motivation and purpose of going to Jerusalem (Gal. 2: 1-2) b) How was he received by Christians there? (Gal.2:3-5) c) How did the Apostles react to him? (Gal.2, 6-10) 4) The firmness of St. Paul in the doctrine of freedom from the law, revealed in his opposition to St. Peter, when he, inappropriately in time and place, showed leniency to the Judaizing Christians (Gal.2, 11-21) a) A story about this event (Gal.2, 11-14) b) A speech about it (Gal.2, 15–21) Doctrinal part (3–5, 12) A) Evidence of the uselessness of the Jewish law for the Galatians, as pagans (Gal. 3, 1–14) 1) First, from their receipt of the Holy Spirit apart from the law (Gal. 3, 1–5) 2) Second proof of the uselessness of the law for the Galatians, as pagans: so from the beginning, in the promise to Abraham, it was ordained by God that for the Gentiles to enter into the inheritance of God by faith (Gal.3:6-14) B) Refuting objections about the exclusive significance for the Gentiles of faith apart from the law (Gal.3:15-29) 1) The Law does not negate the promise given to Abraham (Gal.3:15-18) 2) Why was the Law given? (Gal.3, 19–29) C) Convincing or persuading the Galatians to accept the proven truth that the law is no longer necessary and not to bind themselves to the law (Gal.4, 1–5, 12) 1) Mental convictions (Gal.4, 1–10) a) Valuable for a Jew (Gal.4, 1–7) b) Valuable for a Gentile (Gal.4, 8–10) 2) Impressive convictions for the heart (4, i-20) 3) Stimulating convictions for the will (Gal.4, 21-5, 12) a) The glory of the work (Gal.4, 21-5, 1) b) Necessity (Gal.5, 2-6) c) Ease and convenience (Gal.5, 7-12) Moral part (Gal.5, 13-6, 10) 1) The general beginning of Christian life (Gal.5, 13-25) 2) The worthy character of the most perfect and leading persons in Christian society, with a brief indication of the attitude towards them of those led (Gal.5, 26-6, 6) You might be interested in: