Pauls Letter To The Galatians

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Term Paper Title	Pauls Letter To The Galatians
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Paul's Letter To The Galatians

A Humanities Essay That Teaches
The Study of The Bible As
A Historical Document

PAUL'S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS:
When Paul attended the Jerusalem Conference in 48 or 49, a decision
was made that gentiles would be allowed to become Christians without
becoming Jews first (ie. have a circumcision, and follow the Jewish
Laws).  Paul, being the one that defended the gentile's right to be
Christians, became the apostle to the gentiles.  Why would Paul, a Jew,
want to be an apostle to gentiles?  According to him, Jesus appeared to
him in AD 32 or 36, and told him to preach the good news to the
gentiles (Gal 1:16).
   Paul uses scripture to explain why gentiles should not be required
to be circumcised, or obey Jewish Law; however, there are no direct
quotes in scripture that say this.  One would wonder why Paul, someone
who grew-up in a "good" Jewish family, would not follow in the
footsteps of Jewish Christian Missionaries, and require Christian
converts to become Jews first.  He certainly had to fight to have his
belief accepted!  In my opinion, Paul tried to follow the example of
the original apostles (who knew Jesus) by "converting the multitudes."
I think Paul understood human nature better than the other apostles
preaching circumcision to the gentiles.  Perhaps he thought that
gentiles would accept Christianity more easily if it was natural to
their lifestyle --I'm sure that the thought of circumcision, and strict
dietary laws scared gentiles from Christianity!  It seems that the
"Judaziers" preached a God that was hard to please.

   Paul's major problem confronted in his letter to the Galatians is
the preachings of the Judaziers.  Apparently, men who preach
circumcision and the Law had been trying to "pervert" the Galatians,
and change their beliefs away from Paul's preachings (Gal 1:7).  Paul
is so angered that the Galatians are so easily convinced (Gal 1:6),
that he actually wishes the Judaziers to mutilate themselves (Gal
5:12)!  So, the letter to Galatians uses 4 specific tactics to make
Galatians come back to the teachings according to Paul.
   Paul begins by defending his credibility as an apostle.  He writes a
brief autobiographical history, stressing that he once persecuted
Christians, and then converted when Jesus appeared to him.  Also, he
tells the outcome of the Jerusalem Conference, probably to convince
them that other apostles have accepted his theology.  This part of the
letter is a bit like a resume of qualif...

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