HUMA 3421 Lecture 8: CLST_HUMA 3421 lecture 8
7 Jan 2020
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Lecture 8: debate concerning judean ancestral customs - Galatia was part of asia minor at this time. Galatia comes from the latin word for celt; there were originally gelts living there. There would have been celtic, roman, and hellenistic culture in galatia. Some scholars would call the galatians judaizers (non-judeans adopting judean practices and. The book of acts is about paul"s and peter"s adventures customs) He was also the most controversial of the early jesus followers. Paul was the most torah-centred person in the bible. Paul saw the galatians as his opponents as they had adopted practices, such as circumcision, that his opponents practiced. Paul is indifferent towards circumcision with regard to ethnicity; judeans can stay circumcised but the greeks should not be forced to be circumcised [galatians 5, and 6:15] The new covenant of circumcision abraham made with god did not annul the previous covenant with god an abraham; genesis overrides genesis 17.
