Galatians - Week 5

Class Outline:

Informal Bible Study

Thursday February 9, 2017

1. Pray
2. Questions on any recent blogs?
3. Apologetics
4. Galatians discussion
   1. Review this week’s readings of Galatians
5. Background Study:  churches of Galatia.
   1. How did you do?
   2. Did it raise more questions for you to investigate?
   3. Let’s go over the material you wrote down.
   4. What did you learn about the churches of Galatia…
      1. In the book of Galatians
      2. In the book of Acts
      3. In other NT books
      4. From external sources
         1. Maps/Atlases
         2. Encyclopedias/Handbooks
         3. Commentaries
   5. Handout:  Map of Paul’s 1^st and 2^nd missionary journeys
   6. Handout:  Points for Discussion
6. Assignment:
   1. Read the letter to the Galatians in its entirety 4 times between now and next Thursday.
   2. Read  .
   3. Do a background study on the atmosphere surrounding the writing of Galatians.  Consider…
      1. How the identity of the churches influences the atmosphere
      2. How timing influences it.  What year/where in Acts do we place the writing of Galatians, and the events in Gal 1 & 2?
7. Close
8. Group prayer session