Galatians was probably written between 49-56 A.D., by Paul, as it is shown in the very first verse. Paul's letter to the Galatians is a vigorous attack against the gospel of works and a defense of the gospel of faith. When Paul attended the Jerusalem Conference in 48 or 49, a decision was made that Gentiles would be allowed to become Christians without becoming Jews first (ie. have a circumcision, and follow the Jewish Laws). Paul, being the one that defended the Gentile's right to be Christians, became the apostle to the Gentiles. According to Paul, Jesus appeared to him in AD 32 or 36, and told him to preach the good news to the Gentiles (Gal 1:16). Paul uses scripture to explain why Gentiles should not be required to be circumcised, or
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