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| | == Date and Destination of the Epistle == | | == Date and Destination of the Epistle == |
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| − | There are two theories of where and when the Epistle was composed.<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Press, 1985, Pg. 1779</ref> | + | Many scholars today estimate that this letter was the first written by [[Paul]], in 48 A.D. This is because Paul was preaching [[Christianity]] in South Galatia in 47–48 AD, and the Council of Jerusalem was held in 48-49 A.D. to consider requiring the circumcision of Galatian converts. Paul made no mention of the Council (which agreed with Paul's view), so it appears his letter was written during the controversy but prior to the convening of this Council. |
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| | + | There are two additional theories of where and when the Epistle was composed.<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Press, 1985, Pg. 1779</ref> |
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| | * The North Galatian Theory—This is the older view and assumes that Paul wrote the epistle to the churches in North Galatia, which he founded on his second missionary journey. Based upon this view, the letter was composed between 53 and 57 A.D. in [[Ephesus]] or [[Macedonia]]. | | * The North Galatian Theory—This is the older view and assumes that Paul wrote the epistle to the churches in North Galatia, which he founded on his second missionary journey. Based upon this view, the letter was composed between 53 and 57 A.D. in [[Ephesus]] or [[Macedonia]]. |
| | * The South Galatian Theory—In this view, Paul wrote the epistle to the churches in South Galatia, which he founded on his first missionary journey. Thus, he would have written the letter in Syrian [[Antioch]] or [[Corinth]] between 51 and 53 A.D. | | * The South Galatian Theory—In this view, Paul wrote the epistle to the churches in South Galatia, which he founded on his first missionary journey. Thus, he would have written the letter in Syrian [[Antioch]] or [[Corinth]] between 51 and 53 A.D. |
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| − | Many scholars date this letter as the first written by [[Paul]], in 48 A.D.
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| | == Origin of the Galatian People == | | == Origin of the Galatian People == |