Keys to Galatians

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (1935-2013), was one of the world's foremost authorities on the writings of Saint Paul of Tarsus. He had been a professor of New Testament at the École Biblique of Jerusalem since 1967. He was the author of numerous works, including St. Paul's Ephesus, St. Paul's Corinth, and Paul the Letter-Writer, all published by Liturgical Press.

• ContentsPreface   viiList of Abbreviations   xiii1  Missions in Galatia, Macedonia, and Achaia before the Jerusalem Conference   12  Paul in Arabia (Gal 1:17)   373  The Names for Jerusalem in Galatians (1:17-18; 4:25-26)   484  To Run in Vain (Gal 2:2)   545  Nationalism and Church Policy: Reflections on Galatians 2:9   616  Galatians 2:15-16a: Whose Common Ground?   787  The Irrevocable Will (Gal 3:15)   978  Galatians 4:13-14 and the Recipients of Galatians   1159  The Unwritten Law of Christ (Gal 6:2)   12310  The Origins of Paul’s Christology: From Thessalonians to Galatians   144Bibliography   175New Testament Index   186Index of Nonbiblical Authors   189Index of Subjects  191

The subtitle of this book could well be ‘Collected Essays Old and New.’ Accompanying each of his previously published articles on Galatians, Murphy-O’Connor has added a postscript, each often comparable in length to the original essay. In each postscript, with characteristic incisiveness and wit, Murphy-O’Connor considers later scholarly attempts to grapple with the questions that had engaged him in his original essays. What the reader will discover is that many of Murphy-O’Connor’s original insights and explanations have stood the test of time! Fortunately, they have been collected in this handy volume.Maria Pascuzzi, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL