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  • From: "Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D." <smcginn AT jcu.edu>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Social context of Galatian's suffering
  • Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:58:31 -0400

Mark and Ray, thanks for allowing us to "lurk" on your interesting discussion.

I want to piggy-back on Jeff Peterson's comment about the ones at whose hands
the Gal.
have suffered. On what grounds are you reading 6:12 as referring to Jews?
Especially
the "bewitchment" and "evil eye" language in chpt 3:1ff makes better sense to
me in
the context of a pagan opposition. What is your view?

SEM
--
Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biblical Studies & Early Christianity
John Carroll University
Cleveland, Ohio 44118
smcginn AT jcu.edu
www1.jcu.edu/religion/mcginn/mcginn.htm


"It didn't take long to see morality as the quickest way to avoid
self-loathing."
Sue Grafton, "L" is for Lawless (New York: Holt, 1995), 205.

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