An in-depth study of Galations recovers the ancient worldview and its use of language. Enter the first century world of Israel by "listening to the text" as the earliest Christians would have heard it. Through linguistic analysis you will feel the rhythm and hear frequent repetitions, strange insertions, chiastic structures and startling patterns that lead to depth of meaning. Paul was a Jew who knew the scrolls of the Old Testament intimately, which were the only Holy Writings at the time since the New Testament had not yet been written. You will learn to recognize Paul's allusions to the...