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The Book of Galatians was addressed to the region of Galatia in Asia Minor, originally inhabited by Gauls, and includes cities like Lystra, Derbe, and Iconium visited by Paul during his missionary journeys. Scholars debate the date and location of its writing, with suggestions ranging from A.D. 51 to A.D. 68, indicating it was penned shortly after Paul's visits to the Galatian churches. The authorship is attributed to Paul, with various references to him in the Book of Acts.

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The Book of Galatians was addressed to the region of Galatia in Asia Minor, originally inhabited by Gauls, and includes cities like Lystra, Derbe, and Iconium visited by Paul during his missionary journeys. Scholars debate the date and location of its writing, with suggestions ranging from A.D. 51 to A.D. 68, indicating it was penned shortly after Paul's visits to the Galatian churches. The authorship is attributed to Paul, with various references to him in the Book of Acts.

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THE RECIPIENTS OF

THE BOOK OF GALANTIANS

Galatia was the name of a region (see note 1 at Ac 16:6) in Asia Minor (biblical Asia - see note 3 at Ac
16:6). The earliest recorded inhabitants of this area were Gauls (now French). They invaded
Macedonia and Greece around 280 B.C. and then migrated to this area. The Gauls were called Galatia
by the Greeks, thus the name Galatia.

The chief cities of the original Galatia were Ancyra (modern-day Ankara), Pessinus, and Tavium,
which are not mentioned in Scripture. Due to war, the region varied in size from time to time. Under
Galatia's last king, Amyntas, Galatia's borders were extended to include parts of Phrygia (see note 15
at Ac 2:9), Pisidia (see note 1 at Ac 13:14), Lycaonia (see note 6 at Ac 14:6), and Isauria. This put the
cities of Lystra (see note 4 at Ac 14:6), Derbe (see note 5 at Ac 14:6), and Iconium (see note 3 at Ac
13:51) in what became the Roman province of Galatia. Paul visited these cities on his first (circa A.D.
46-48, see note 2 at Ac 14:26), second (around A.D. 51-53 - see note 1 at Ac 18:22), and third (circa
A.D. 54-58 - see note 2 at Ac 18:23) missionary journeys.

DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING.

There is no consensus among scholars as to when and from where this epistle was written. It is
evident, from the letter itself, that the book of Galatians was written after one of Paul's visits to this
area, but which visit? He went through the cities of Lystra, Derbe, and Iconium on all three of his
missionary journeys.

Some scholars think that the subject matter and the detailed rebuttal to legalism correspond to that
of Romans and make this one of Paul's later writings. The subscript at the end of this letter, which is
only contained in some manuscripts, supports this view by saying it was written from Rome.
However, Paul said in Ga 1:6, "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the
grace of Christ unto another gospel." This would imply that this letter was written shortly after the
Galatians' conversion. Also, there is no mention of Paul's bonds as there is in other letters from Paul
that we know were written from prison (Eph 6:20; Php 1:7, 13-14, 16; Col 4:3, 18; 2Ti 2:9; Phm 10,
and 13).

Dake's Study Bible places the writing of Galatians at A.D. 68, while the
Davis Dictionary of the Bible ascribes it to A.D. 55-58. The New
International Version Study Bible presents two views that date the letter between A.D. 51 and 57.

The only thing that is certain is that this was written shortly after one of Paul's visits to the churches
of Galatia (Ga 1:6).

The place from which this letter was written cannot be stated emphatically either, since Paul's
location at writing was dependent on when he wrote. The subscript at the end of this letter is not
included in all copies of the letter, because it is not considered Scripture.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

There are numerous footnotes about Paul in Acts (some of the main notes are note 4 at Ac 7:58, note
1 at Ac 9:1, note 1 at Ac 9:26, and note 1 at Ac 28:30).

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