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The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. In Galatians, Paul reminds us of the total sufficiency of Jesus in securing our salvation, and of the leadership of the Holy Spirit for living it out. Calling us back to the simplicity of Christ, Galatians is as critically important for us today as it was when Paul first penned it. Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Scot McKnight shares perspectives on the letter to the Galatians that reveal its enduring relevance for our twenty-first-century lives. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's context, each passage is treated in three This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published April 10, 1995
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Scot McKnight
174 books509 followersScot McKnight is a recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. McKnight, author or editor of forty books, is the Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL. Dr. McKnight has given interviews on radios across the nation, has appeared on television, and is regularly speaks at local churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the USA and abroad. Dr. McKnight obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham (1986).
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May 3, 2023
I read this commentary as I preached through a series on Galatians as my primary read. For such a purpose I thought it was good, if not always excellent. The NIVAC is a difficult series in a lot of ways to write well--you're limited on how much space you can provide to textual and exegetical matters, the bridging contexts and modern application sections are always a mixed bag. But, still, I found this a fruitful read.
June 20, 2024
This commentary on Galatians from the very good NIV Application Commentary series is a great application commentary. Of course, it covers more than application. The author does a very good job of showing the background and context of the passage, as well as the details. It excels at the application part of the study of the book and passage.
I highly recommend this commentary and the series to which it is a part to anyone who wants a good, well-rounded commentary that covers all the bases.
I highly recommend this commentary and the series to which it is a part to anyone who wants a good, well-rounded commentary that covers all the bases.
July 3, 2022
A good reference on galatians. The author summarize this book as a book that teaches us the law of Moses came to an abrupt halt for guiding God’s people when Christ came to earth. Galatians also teaches that God has appointed the Spirit of God as the sure guide to Christian morality and that the law of Moses is now to be seen as God’s preliminary description of his will for his people but belonging to an era that is now passé.
December 13, 2019
Great commentary; excellent applications.
October 27, 2013
Think of McKnight as an evangelical disciple of James D. G. Dunn, writing for a less technical audience. There is a lot of good stuff here, and a decent entry point into Galatians if you're not a scholar and have at least moderate New Perspective tendencies.
At the same time, I think that other writers have done better with this letter, even if they are meatier (not least, Ben Witherington III's Grace in Galatia), and at times I felt that McKnight had not really wrestled with sufficient energy with some of the hardest questions raised by the letter. I'm also not thrilled by the language of "nationalism" and "cultural imperialism" as apt descriptions of the point at issue with the Judaizers, because these terms have very different connotations in our world than what Paul was really up against.
At the same time, I think that other writers have done better with this letter, even if they are meatier (not least, Ben Witherington III's Grace in Galatia), and at times I felt that McKnight had not really wrestled with sufficient energy with some of the hardest questions raised by the letter. I'm also not thrilled by the language of "nationalism" and "cultural imperialism" as apt descriptions of the point at issue with the Judaizers, because these terms have very different connotations in our world than what Paul was really up against.
March 19, 2013
Certainly one of the best commentaries on Galatians there is. McKnight begins with textual and cultural Interpretation and moves toward contemporary application. Highly recommended!
April 24, 2015
Long winded and very repetitious.
Could scenarios intro in two pages or less and got on with the notes and commentary. Scot McKnight you are a blowhard.
Could scenarios intro in two pages or less and got on with the notes and commentary. Scot McKnight you are a blowhard.
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