Introduction


Date: Around 48-55 CE, likely one of Paul’s earliest letters.
Author: The Apostle Paul.
Recipient: The churches in Galatia (a region in modern-day Turkey).
Reason for Writing:
Paul wrote to address a critical issue: False teachers (often called Judaizers) who were insisting that Gentile Christians must follow Jewish laws, like circumcision, to be fully accepted by God. Paul passionately defends the true gospel—that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by works of the law.
Cool Fact:
Galatians is sometimes called the “Magna Carta of Christian Liberty” because of its emphasis on freedom in Christ.
Themes: Justification by faith - not works, Freedom in Christ, The role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life.
Key Verse: Galatians 5:1
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”