Galatians and Hebrews

Galatians and Hebrews concerns how overwhelming evidence indicates that the Epistle to the Hebrews was the basis of Paul's first surviving work, his Epistle to the Galatians. Paul's letter was written in A.D. 48, so this establishes that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written within roughly 15 years of the Resurrection of Jesus.

Paul's Epistle to the Galatians is based on the Epistle to the Hebrews in at least these ways:

• using identical rare vocabulary (πηλίκος in Heb 7:4 and then Gal 6:11)
• emphasizing that the new covenant replaces the old
• emphasizing the importance of faith
• recognizing the role of Jesus as the mediator between man and God
• addressing the differences in Christianity and Jewish law
• referring to Abraham in similar ways

Examples

• Compare Galatians 3:25-26 ("But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.") with Hebrews 10:38 (“but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”).

See also

• Mistakenly thinking that Hebrews was based on Galatians (fee access)