Galatian view — churches founded on Paul’s rst missionary journey to such southern cities as Lystra and Derbe (See Further Study for brief descriptions and defenses of each of these views.) MAP T The position taken by this book is that the “churches of Galatia” were located in the southern cities evangelized by Paul on his rst missionary journey The following suggestions for orientation are geared to this position Study Map T, which shows the geography of Galatians Note again the locations of these cities: Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe Try to x their locations in your mind in order to help you visualize the setting of the Bible text that you will be surveying It is generally believed that most of the Galatian believers were of Gentile background How is that supported by the following verses in Galatians: 4:8; 5:2; 6:12? What the following verses tell you about the Galatian churches and about Paul’s relationship to them: 1:6-7; 1:8-11; 3:1-5; 4:12-15; 4:19-20; 5:7-9? C DATE AND PLACE WRITTEN The date of Galatians depends on which view of its recipients — North Galatian or South Galatian — is correct In accord with the latter view, Paul wrote Galatians after his rst missionary journey (Acts 13-14) and before the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) If the Jerusalem Council had already convened, Paul would no doubt have referred to its decisions in his letter, since both the Council and the letter addressed the same problem The Jerusalem Council was held in A.D 49, so A.D 48 may be assigned to the epistle The epistle of James (A.D 45) was probably the only other New Testament book predating Galatians Paul may have written the letter at Antioch of Syria, Jerusalem, or between the two cities D SETTING The rst opposition that the Gentile ... shows the geography of Galatians Note again the locations of these cities: Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe Try to x their locations in your mind in order to help you visualize the setting of the. .. the Council and the letter addressed the same problem The Jerusalem Council was held in A.D 49, so A.D 48 may be assigned to the epistle The epistle of James (A.D 45) was probably the only other... will be surveying It is generally believed that most of the Galatian believers were of Gentile background How is that supported by the following verses in Galatians: 4:8; 5:2; 6:12? What the following