Galatians

Papyrologische Kommentare zum Neuen Testament (PKNT) 5

Cornelia Mayer/Peter Arzt-Grabner (Prof. Dr.)/Peter Arzt-Grabner (Prof

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Understanding the New Testament through language use in everyday life at the time lies at the heart of the PKNT series. The chapters of this volume contain new insights into passages and themes from Pauls Letter to the Galatians by situating them in the context of documentary papyri, ostraca, and tablets. The contributions explore the letter format and epistolary formulas, family terminology, Pauls opponents, Jews and Jewishness, curses and magical metaphors, the revocation of wills, inheritance, the adoption of slaves, as well as the deeper meaning of Pauls birth pangs, the proscribed Christ, and the burden of love. The appendix provides a glossary of terms frequently used in ancient administration, trade, and agriculture, as well as indexes of papyrological sources, passages of Galatians, and Greek terms including references to earlier volumes of PKNT.