Mirror-Reading a Polemical Letter: Galatians as a Test Case

Barclay, John M. G.

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Mirror-Reading a Polemical Letter: Galatians as a Test Case

Barclay, John M. G.·1987·Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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Authors: Barclay, J. M. G.
Affiliations: University of Glasgow (GB)
Corresponding author: Barclay, John M. G.
ORCID: Barclay, John M. G.
Venue: Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1987-01
Volume: 10
Issue: 31
Pages: 73-93
ISSN: 0142-064X (ISSN-L)
1745-5294
DOI: 10.1177/0142064x8701003105
OpenAlex: W2092229154
Cited by: 121
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FWCI: 38.90
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Journal for the Study of the New Testament (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
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Keywords: Epistle to the Galatians, polemical letters, mirror reading, Pauline epistles, New Testament exegesis, early Christian polemics

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