From the Inside Flap
Praise for Galatians in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
"This commentary makes it clear that Galatians is a pastoral letter primarily about an issue of fact, one which had implications for belief: the enforcement of circumcision on Gentile Christians. Greene-McCreight's work is informed by recent biblical scholarship, not least by firsthand appreciation of J. Louis Martyn and his insights. The specificity of the issue Paul dealt with problematizes the drive to universalizability and inclusivity; his message of liberation might have to be received in a register different from what we are used to these days. Accordingly, the exegesis is detailed, and close reading prevails over grand theorizing. It is also nicely informed by the wisdom of the interpretation of the Christian tradition."
--Mark W. Elliot, University of the Highlands and Islands; Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
Praise for previous volumes in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
"The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible is an ecumenical effort to interpret the Scriptures from within the breadth, boundaries, and commitments provided by the Nicene Creed. . . . [In Ephesians, Michael] Allen parses every verse in depth, sometimes going word by word, celebrating grace as the eternal and omnipotent will of God in making us a people that glorify his Son as the Spirit shapes us into his beautiful image."
--The Very Rev. Robert Price, The Living Church
"The Brazos Theological Commentary series seeks to read the Bible creedally for life in the modern world. . . . The best use for this theological commentary, in my opinion, is the opportunity to read over the shoulder of great modern theologians like [George] Hunsinger [in Philippians] as they deploy an ecclesial and canonical hermeneutic."
--Nijay K. Gupta, Expository Times
"[Christopher] Seitz's commentary on Colossians represents the kind of contribution that the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible envisions: a refreshing interpretation of the letter that is informed by multiple interpretive horizons and also makes several suggestive advances in Pauline studies."
--Ched Spellman, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
From the Back Cover
The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. Galatians,like each commentary in the series, is designed to serve the church and to demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.
Praise for Galatians in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
"Kathryn Greene-McCreight offers a fresh reading of Galatians. Her engagement with a broad range of theological interpretation, both ancient and modern, is impressive. Here is a rich compendium of resources for the theological interpretation of Paul's provocative letter."
--Susan Eastman, Duke Divinity School
"Greene-McCreight adds a rich and important contribution to the Brazos series. The approach is linguistically careful, responsibly resourced by a range of Christian and Jewish scholarship, and steeped in the (especially patristic) tradition of the church. The result is pointed and provocative in fundamental ways. The volume reads Galatians not in the context of post-Reformation debates over justification but as a decidedly Pauline proclamation of Christ-centered promise that can speak especially into a present time of conflict and confusion over bodies and gender. Moving verse by verse, and occasionally expanding into small essays of detailed and luminescent analysis, the commentary scintillates with a liberative freshness."
--Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
General editor: R. R. Reno (editor, First Things)
Series editors: Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017) (Center of Theological Inquiry)
Robert Louis Wilken (University of Virginia)
Ephraim Radner (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto)
Michael Root (Catholic University of America)
George Sumner (Episcopal Diocese of Dallas)
About the Author
Kathryn Greene-McCreight (PhD, Yale University) is a priest affiliate at Christ Church New Haven, a spiritual director with Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and the author of several books, including Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness and I Am With You: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2016.
