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“THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE GALATIANS”
An adult education series taught by Rev. Greg Keosaian
November 16th – from 7:00 – 8:30 PM
in the church library
It has sometimes been referred to as the Magna Carta of Christian Liberty, a relatively brief letter (by an often verbose Apostle Paul!), to the First Century Christians in Galatia, a region in central Asia Minor (part of modern day Turkey). The Church in Galatia was established by the Apostle during one of his three missionary journeys. This letter, believed to be written about the year 55 A.D., was in response to some apparently alarming news that came to Paul’s attention, regarding this fledgling Christian community.
But what in the world does a medical procedure sometimes performed on infant boys have to do with who is or is not a Christian? And yet, it has been suggested that without this brief treatise on the part of one of the earliest, and arguably the most significant proponents of our Faith, “Christianity” might well have been relegated to the dustbin of history; just one more, otherwise obscure religious sect that came and went!
So…who was this Saul/Paul? How did he go from “coat-check boy” at a public execution, to Christian Apostle and Theologian Extraordinaire!
And how did he come to write (or dictate) this incredibly passionate piece of literature that is so foundational to our Christian Faith?
I invite you to join me on five consecutive Monday evenings – November 2nd, 9th, and 16th – from 7:00 – 8:30 PM, in the Church Library. I will be preparing study guides for distribution. And please don’t hesitate to attend some or all of the sessions, as your schedule permits!
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Rev. Greg Keosaian is an Honorably Retired Minister member of the Presbytery of Southern New England of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He and his wife, Elaine, have been attending Pilgrim Church since moving to Plymouth in the fall of 2023.
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