Galatians Bible Study Resources

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Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians.

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul argues that there is one voice to listen to above all others and that is the voice that speaks the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Bible Study: Galatians: Listen to the one true voice

• Listen to the MP3s
• Galatians Study Guide
• Galatians NASB Study Text

Background & Outlines

• Map of NT Churches
• Chronology of Paul
• Blue Letter Bible: Chronology of Acts/Epistles
• Bible Atlas: Galatia
• Blue Letter Bible: Galatians Outline
• Ray C. Stedman: Overview of the Book
• John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background

Bible Study Tools

• Bible Study 101
• Interpreting Epistles
• Study Software & websites
• More Maps & Charts
• Greek Word Studies by Precepts Austin
• Books on how to study the Bible

Maps from Bible-History.com

• Paul’s 1st Journey
• Paul’s 2nd Journey
• Paul’s 3rd Journey
• Israel in NT Times
• Kingdom of Herod the Great
• Herod’s Kingdom Divided
• New Testament Cities
• Apostles’ Journeys

Maps from Studylight.org

• Paul’s First Missionary Journey
• Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
• Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
• The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
• The Kingdom of Agrippa II
• Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora
• Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine

Key words in Galatians

Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text.  “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.

• Paul (and pronouns relating to him) –  I (119x/71v); me (22x/17v)
  
• Christ (38x/33v) – 1:22; 2:4; 2:16; 2:17; 2:20; 2:21; 3:1; 3:13; 3:14; 3:16; 3:22; 3:24; 3:26; 3:27; 3:28; 3:29; 4:14; 4:19; 5:1; 5:2; 5:4; 5:6; 5:24; 6:2; 6:12; 6:14; 6:18
• law (25v) – Strong’s G3551 in 2:16; 2:19; 2:21; 3:2; 3:5; 3:10; 3:11; 3:12; 3:13; 3:17; 3:18; 3:19; 3:21; 3:23; 3:24; 4:4; 4:5; 4:21; 5:3; 5:4; 5:14; 5:18; 5:23; 6:2; 6:13
• faith (21x/19v) – Strong’s G4102 in 1:23; 2:16; 2:20; 3:2 3:5; 3:7; 3:8; 3:9; 3:11; 3:12; 3:14; 3:22; 3:23; 3:24; 3:25; 3:26; 5:5; 5:6; 6:10
• spirit (18x/15v) – Strong’s G4151 in  3:2; 3:3; 3:5; 3:14; 4:6; 4:29; 5:5; 5:16; 5:17; 5:18; 5:22; 5:25; 6:1; 6:8; 6:18
• gospel (11x) – Strong’s G 2098 in 1:6; 1:7, 1:11, 2:2, 2:5, 2:7, 2:14; Strong’s G2097 in 1:8, 1:9, 4:13; Strong’s G4283 in 3:8
  
• promise (9x/8v) – Strong’s G1860 in 3:14; 3:17; 3:18; 3:22; 3:29; 4:23; 4:28;  Strong’s G 1861 in 3:19 / covenant (2x) – Strong’s G1242 in 3:15; 3:17
• grace (7x) – Strong’s G5485 in  1:3; 1:6; 1:15; 2:9; 2:21; 5:4; 6:18
  
• free (7x) – Strong’s G1658 in 3:28, 4:22, 4:23, 4:26, 4:30, 4:31; Strongs G1659 in 5:1 / freedom (2x) – Strong’s G1657 in 5:1; 5:13

Commentaries & Study Bibles

• Top 5 Commentaries on the Book of Galatians by Keith Mathison- Ligonier.org
• Best Commentaries on Galatians – Tim Challies
• Galatians Commentaries Reviews
• Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Galatians
• Albert Barnes Notes on the Whole Bible: Galatians
• Alfords Exegetical Commentary: Galatians
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Complete Commentary on the Bible: Galatians
• Geneva Study Bible: Galatians
• Reformation Study Bible Notes: Galatians
• Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Galatians
• Understanding Galatians by John A. “Jack” Crabtree

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Galatia

• Galatia – Holman Bible Dictionary
• Galatia – Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
• Galatia – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
• Galatia – International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Galatia – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
• Galatia – 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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