The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. Galatians, like each commentary in the series, is designed to serve the church and to demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.  
  
__Praise for Galatians in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible__   
  
"Kathryn Greene-McCreight offers a fresh feminist reading of Galatians. Her engagement with a broad range of theological interpretation, both ancient and modern, is impressive. Here is a rich compendium of resources for the theological interpretation of Paul's provocative letter."  
\--__Susan Eastman__, Duke Divinity School  
  
"Greene-McCreight adds a rich and important contribution to the Brazos series. The approach is linguistically careful, responsibly resourced by a range of Christian and Jewish scholarship, and steeped in the (especially patristic) tradition of the church. The result is pointed and provocative in fundamental ways. The volume reads Galatians not in the context of post-Reformation debates over justification but as a decidedly Pauline proclamation of Christ-centered promise that can speak especially into a present time of conflict and confusion over bodies and gender. Moving verse by verse, and occasionally expanding into small essays of detailed and luminescent analysis, the commentary scintillates with a liberative freshness."  
\--__Ephraim Radner__, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto  
  
General editor: __R. R. Reno__ (editor, First Things)  
Series editors: __Robert W. Jenson__ (1930-2017) (Center of Theological Inquiry)  
__Robert Louis Wilken__ (University of Virginia)  
__Ephraim Radner__ (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto)  
__Michael Root__ (Catholic University of America)  
__George Sumner__ (Episcopal Diocese of Dallas)

__Kathryn Greene-McCreight__ (PhD, Yale University) is a priest affiliate at Christ Church New Haven, a spiritual director with Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and the author of several books, including Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness and I Am With You: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2016.

__Praise for Galatians in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible__   
  
"This commentary makes it clear that Galatians is a pastoral letter primarily about an issue of fact, one which had implications for belief: the enforcement of circumcision on Gentile Christians. Greene-McCreight's work is informed by recent biblical scholarship, not least by firsthand appreciation of J. Louis Martyn and his insights. The specificity of the issue Paul dealt with problematizes the drive to universalizability and inclusivity; his message of liberation might have to be received in a register different from what we are used to these days. Accordingly, the exegesis is detailed, and close reading prevails over grand theorizing. It is also nicely informed by the wisdom of the interpretation of the Christian tradition."  
--__Mark W. Elliot__, University of the Highlands and Islands; Wycliffe College, University of Toronto  
  
__Praise for previous volumes in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible__   
  
"The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible is an ecumenical effort to interpret the Scriptures from within the breadth, boundaries, and commitments provided by the Nicene Creed. . . . \[In Ephesians, Michael\] Allen parses every verse in depth, sometimes going word by word, celebrating grace as the eternal and omnipotent will of God in making us a people that glorify his Son as the Spirit shapes us into his beautiful image."  
--__The Very Rev. Robert Price__, The Living Church "The Brazos Theological Commentary series seeks to read the Bible creedally for life in the modern world. . . . The best use for this theological commentary, in my opinion, is the opportunity to read over the shoulder of great modern theologians like \[George\] Hunsinger \[in Philippians\] as they deploy an ecclesial and canonical hermeneutic."  
--__Nijay K. Gupta__, Expository Times   
"\[Christopher\] Seitz's commentary on Colossians represents the kind of contribution that the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible envisions: a refreshing interpretation of the letter that is informed by multiple interpretive horizons and also makes several suggestive advances in Pauline studies."  
--__Ched Spellman__, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

__Kathryn Greene-McCreight__ (PhD, Yale University) is a priest affiliate at Christ Church New Haven, a spiritual director with Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and the author of several books, including Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness.  
  
__General Editor  
R. R. Reno__ (PhD, Yale University) is the editor of First Things and author of Return of the Strong Gods.  
  
__Volumes now available in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible  R. R. Reno__ (editor, First Things) on Genesis  
__Thomas Joseph White__ (Thomistic Institute at the Angelicum in Rome) on Exodus  
__Ephraim Radner__ (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) on Leviticus  
__David L. Stubbs__ (Western Theological Seminary) on Numbers  
__Telford Work__ (Westmont College) on Deuteronomy  
__Paul Hinlicky__ (Roanoke College) on Joshua  
__Laura A. Smit__ (Calvin University) and __Stephen Fowl__ (Loyola University Maryland) on Judges &amp; Ruth  
__Francesca Aran Murphy__ (University of Notre Dame) on 1 Samuel  
__Robert Barron__ (Bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota) on 2 Samuel  
__Peter J. Leithart__ (Theopolis Institute for Bible, Liturgy, and Culture) on 1 &amp; 2 Kings  
__Peter J. Leithart__ (Theopolis Institute for Bible, Liturgy, and Culture) on 1 &amp; 2 Chronicles __Matthew Levering__ (Mundelein Seminary) on Ezra &amp; Nehemiah  
__Samuel Wells__ (St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, London) and __George Sumner__ (Episcopal Diocese of Dallas) on Esther &amp; Daniel  
__Ellen T. Charry__ (Princeton Theological Seminary) on Psalms 1-50  
__Jason Byassee__ (Vancouver School of Theology) on Psalms 101-150  
__Daniel J. Treier__ (Wheaton College Graduate School) on Proverbs &amp; Ecclesiastes  
__Paul J. Griffiths__ on Song of Songs  
__Robert W. Jenson__ (1930-2017; Center of Theological Inquiry) on Ezekiel  
__Phillip Cary__ (Eastern University) on Jonah  
__Stanley Hauerwas__ (Duke Divinity School) on Matthew  
__David Lyle Jeffrey__ (Baylor University) on Luke  
__Jaroslav Pelikan__ (1923-2006; Yale University) on Acts  
__Kimlyn J. Bender__ (Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University) on 1 Corinthians  
__Michael Allen__ (Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando) on Ephesians  
__George Hunsinger__ (Princeton Theological Seminary) on Philippians __Christopher R. Seitz__ (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) on Colossians  
__Douglas Farrow__ (McGill University) on 1 &amp; 2 Thessalonians  
__Risto Saarinen__ (University of Helsinki) on the Pastoral Epistles with Philemon &amp; Jude  
__Douglas Harink__ (The King's University College) on 1 &amp; 2 Peter  
__Joseph L. Mangina__ (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) on Revelation

The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible advances the assumption that the Nicene creedal tradition, in all its diversity, provides the proper basis for the interpretation of the Bible as Christian scripture. The series volumes, written by leading theologians, encourage readers to explore how the vital roots of the ancient Christian tradition inform and shape faithfulness today.  
  
In this addition to the series, respected theologian Kathryn Greene-McCreight offers a theological reading of Galatians. As with other volumes in the series, this commentary is designed to serve the church, providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups. It demonstrates the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

A respected theologian offers a theological reading of Galatians in this addition to the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible.

Greene-McCreight, Kathryn

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