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Galatians (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)

by J. Louis Martyn (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 13 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-0300139853
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Product Details

  • Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
  • Paperback: 638 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press (December 23, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0300139853
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300139853
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsWorth Getting Because It Really Adds A Lot
By David A. Bielby VINE VOICE on September 20, 2006
Format: Paperback
I'm a pastor who is working through Galatians for a sermon series. I'm also taking a grad class on Galatians right now, so I've been reading lots on this book...and studying the Greek text intensely. I heard from several people that Martyn's Galatians commentary was one of the best if not the best. I have to say I was surprised when I started reading it to see how fresh of a perspective he "brings to the table". For example, he starts off by viewing Galatians as if it were a drama. His explanations are memorable, poignant, and most important for pastors, preachable!

He also has more information available than most teachers or preachers need.

Let me illustrate: Jervis (NIBC Galatians) has a nice commentary with great comments throughout...150 pages. Martin Luther, FF Bruce, and R. Fung all have around 300 pages. Martyn's Anchor Commentary has over 600 pages on Galatians. On top of the additional information, he's relatively interesting to read because he says things differently than the rest and has fresh insight often. I have not read all of it, but what I have read it has been worth reading.

I heartily recommend this volume for everyone who is working through the text of Galatians. It's a great one! At the very top of the list in my opinion...right next to Fung's NICNT on Galatians.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA masterful reading of Galatians as apocalyptic theology.
By A Customer on October 20, 1998
Format: Hardcover
The publication of J. Louis Martyn's long-awaited Anchor Bible commentary on Galatians is a major event in Pauline studies. Alongside the commentary, readers should consult the volume of Martyn's collected essays, Theological Issues in the Letters of Paul (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1997; Nashville: Abingdon, 1997), which was published almost simultaneously. This collection gathers Martyn's incisive essays on Paul from the past thirty years, including such classics as "Epistemology at the Turn of the Ages," "Apocalyptic Antinomies," and "From Paul to Flannery O'Connor with the Power of Grace." These pieces elaborate the theological framework within which the commentary is composed. Taken together, these two books exemplify the depth, passion, and precision to which all New Testament scholarship should aspire.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWorthy Resource for Galatians
By rodboomboom HALL OF FAMEVINE VOICE on May 28, 2003
Format: Hardcover
Here is yet another in the Anchor Commentary Series which continues the fine scholarship. Here is wealth of study of philology and hermeutics, with the author's own translation and comments on topics and phrases.
There is much to be mined in this fine commentary to be discerned by running through one's own heremenutical filter. I have found this to be fine resource for Galatians work and recommend it as one that thorough Biblical student can turn to as one resource in their library.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe gold standard
By Randy Travis on February 2, 2009
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I ordered this along with many other references when preparing to teach a class on Galatians. The others were helpful and some were impressive but without doubt, this was by far the most objective, scholarly, and best researched volume of the ones I purchased. It is truly comprehensive in its coverage of Galatians as well as all related themes (contextual, societal, theological, politico/historical, philological). Every conceivable issue connected with the Galatian epistle and the theology of the Apostle Paul must have been addressed in this volume. Be advised that if one is looking for devotional reading or "spiritualization" of the text, this is not the volume for them. For those wanting an academic volume it is money well spent. I wonder if all Anchor Bible commentaries are this meticulously written?
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest Commentary Yet On Galatians
By Biblical Reader on November 26, 2015
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Excellent commentary. Douglas Campbell has said in his book that it is the best commentary ever written. Everything written by Martyn is worth reading. This is probably is finest work. His insights are highly illuminating on all the texts. Campbell's newest book takes issue with Martyn on some of the dating in Galatians, but after reading both books I think Martyn still holds the field. The translation of Galatians alone is worth the price of the book. This is a book I will go back again and again. I just wish Martyn had written a commentary on Romans for the Anchor Series. I would have enjoyed reading his translation of Romans.
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5.0 out of 5 starsneed kindle version
By diane on August 3, 2015
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Have just started reading this. I hear it is amazing and look forward to reading the whole book. But it would've been super helpful and nice to have this on kindle version. Any chance of that happening?
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5.0 out of 5 starsConsistent, Intelligent Historicism
By Troy Myers on December 27, 2010
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Another reviewer has described this commentary as "the gold standard," and I have to agree. My interest is understanding the NT docs in terms as close to their historical origins as I can, and this commentary does that better for Galatians than any single book on Paul I know. Martyn casually incorporates (but also goes well beyond) the New Perspective as he deals with issues and questions which encompass more than those typically addressed by the NPP (not to say the New Perspective is not important work). For an illuminating, verse by verse, graduate-level analysis of Paul's critical letter, a reading that brings us close to Paul's ancient-world mind, you cannot do better.
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