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"Richard Longenecker&#x27;s commentary on Galatians is best described as workmanlike. Of the commentaries I used, it was the most detailed in its discussion of the Greek. The &#x27;Form/Setting/Structure&#x27; section was the most helpful portion of the commentary. Longenecker performs a thorough but chastened rhetorical analysis on the letter. For the most part I found it to be helpful, particularly in developing an outline of the letter, and I never felt like he forced the text into a mold that was absolutely foreign to it. With that said, I&#x27;m not sure that I followed his classifications of every single passage. The &#x27;Notes&#x27; was thorough, but rarely eye opening, and the explanations were a bit brief (not much longer than most of my blog posts). The other major strength of the commentary was the background material in the introduction. I thought his discussion of the wider background that precipitated Peter&#x27;s behavior and gave the rationale for the arrival of the Teachers and their insistence on following the Torah was so helpful. Overall it&#x27;s a solid commentary and for help on technical matters it was the first commentary I turned to and was glad it was in my arsenal."
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