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.

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

• 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