Galatians

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

J. LOUIS MARTYN, Galatians. A new translation with introduction and commentary (AB 33A; New York/London/Toronto: Doubleday, 1997). Pp. xxiv + 614. $39.95.

The appearance of J. Louis Martyn's commentary on Galatians will not disappoint those who have eagerly awaited its publication. Magisterial and inventive, it is M.'s statement of Pauline theology--seen through the prism of Galatians-as well as a commentary on the text. Although M.'s work follows the format of the Anchor Bible series (introduction, translation, notes, and comments), it tends to break the mold of that series, as I will ...

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