Epistle to the Galatians

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New Testament epistle Pauline epistle biblical book

The Epistle to the Galatians is a letter in the Christian New Testament, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, that emphasizes justification by faith and Christian freedom from the Mosaic Law.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Epistle to the Galatians canonical	16
Galatians	6
Galatians 2	2
Galatians 2:9	2
Galatians 5	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament epistle ⓘ Pauline epistle ⓘ biblical book ⓘ
addressesCommunity	churches of Galatia ⓘ
associatedWith	Lutheran theology ⓘ
attributedAuthor	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle
biblicalOrder	after Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ before Epistle to the Ephesians ⓘ
canonicalStatus	part of the New Testament canon ⓘ
christologicalFocus	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ surface form: crucifixion of Christ union with Christ ⓘ
containsPassage	Paul’s rebuke of Peter at Antioch ⓘ allegory of Hagar and Sarah ⓘ list of the fruit of the Spirit ⓘ list of the works of the flesh ⓘ
doctrinalInfluenceOn	Protestant Reformation theology ⓘ doctrine of justification by faith alone ⓘ
emphasizes	equality of Jew and Gentile in Christ ⓘ life in the Spirit ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ
genre	epistle ⓘ theological letter ⓘ
keyConcept	Spirit versus flesh ⓘ adoption as children of God ⓘ faith in Christ ⓘ freedom in Christ ⓘ fruit of the Spirit ⓘ grace ⓘ works of the law ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
numberOfChapters	6 ⓘ
openingFormula	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul, an apostle
primaryTheme	Christian freedom from the Mosaic Law ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ relationship between law and gospel ⓘ unity of Jewish and Gentile Christians ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalCanon	included in most Christian biblical canons ⓘ
section	autobiographical defense of Paul’s apostleship ⓘ doctrinal exposition of justification by faith ⓘ ethical exhortations for Christian living ⓘ
targetAudience	Gentile Christians ⓘ Messianic Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish Christians
testament	New Testament ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle
usedBy	Martin Luther ⓘ
warnsAgainst	Judaizing teachers ⓘ reliance on circumcision for justification ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Testament → contains → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Council of Jerusalem → alsoDescribedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians 2

Barnabas → appearsIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians 2

James the brother of Jesus → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Roman Catholic biblical canon → includesBook → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians

Commentaries on the Bible → coversBook → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians

James the Just → describedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

James the Just → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians 2:9

Pillars of the Church → basedOnText → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians 2:9

Pillars of the Church → scripturalBasis → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Second Epistle to the Corinthians → precedesInCanon → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Galatia → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Homilies on the Epistles of Paul → commentaryOn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Titus (companion of Paul) → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

subject surface form: Titus

Protestant Bible → containsBook → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians

Book of Habakkuk → quotedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians

Gentile Christians → subjectOf → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians

James of Jerusalem → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Papyrus 46 → contains → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Codex Claromontanus (D 06) → contains → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

James → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Just

Koine Greek New Testament → hasPart → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Commentary on the Pauline Epistles → covers → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians

Galatians → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

Saint Paul → wrote → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin in Believers → scripturalBasis → Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galatians 5