Pentecost Season · Proper 4 · Year C
Galatians 1:1-12
No Other Gospel
June 4, 2028
Overview & Insights
“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you… and turning to a different gospel.” (Galatians 1:6)
Paul opens his letter to the Galatians by defending his apostleship as coming directly from Jesus Christ and God the Father, not from any human source. He expresses astonishment that the Galatians are abandoning the true gospel for a distortion and pronounces a curse on anyone, even an angel, who preaches a different gospel.
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Commentary
Galatians 1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on Paul's defense of his apostleship.
Galatians 1 Commentary: No Other Gospel Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik walks through Paul's rebuke of the Galatians' desertion of the gospel.
Galatians 1:1-12 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Notes Paul's pure pique at the false teaching troubling Galatia as a preaching entry point.
Commentary on Galatians 1:1-12 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary's lectionary commentary on Paul's claim that his gospel is not derivative.
Galatians 1 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse-by-verse word study compilation on Paul's opening defense of the gospel.
Background & Word Study
Galatians 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek interlinear for Paul's opening claim to apostleship "not from men."
Galatians Video Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the whole letter's argument about gospel freedom.
Galatians Course Overview Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's book-level introduction to the crisis Paul is addressing.
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