Galatians
in Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
Pages
848
Publisher
Baker Academic
Published
11/15/2013
ISBN-13
9780801027543
In this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, highly regarded New Testament scholar Douglas Moo offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on Galatians. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Moo leads readers through all aspects of the book of Galatians--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.
As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility--making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.
As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility--making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.
Collections
This book appears in the following featured collections.
- Basic Library Booklist by Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
- Recommended New Testament Commentaries for Evangelical Pastors by Thomas R. Schreiner
- TGC: Scholarly Commentaries by The Gospel Coalition
Reviews
DavidH
August 12, 2026
August 12, 2026
Moo is perhaps the strongest modern commentary for carefully adjudicating the major exegetical disputes in Galatians. He engages the leading alternatives without allowing scholarly surveys to overwhelm his own argument and is particularly good on justification, works of the Law, salvation history, the purpose and continuing significance of the Law, the Spirit, and the structure of Paul’s argument. His treatment of 5:13–6:10 rightly makes Spirit-enabled ethics integral rather than an appendix to Paul’s theological case. Moo is less paradigm-shifting than Martyn or Dunn, but that is partly his strength: he repeatedly incorporates the best insights of traditional, New Perspective, and apocalyptic readings while explaining clearly why he accepts or rejects them. For a technically serious primary commentary that is both current and exceptionally dependable, Moo is one of the safest choices available.
WeberSergio
February 1, 2026
February 1, 2026
This commentary provides the necessary depth while taking a clear “side” in the debates. Moo is very effective in his exegesis, which does not ignore systematic theology as a whole.
The Gospel Coalition
June 1, 2024
June 1, 2024
Moo’s line-by-line exposition blends careful attention to the details of the Greek text with thoughtful theological reflection. His extensive and nuanced engagement with a wide range of scholarship on Galatians provides a helpful window into the wide range of interpretive issues in the letter.
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BrandonSCorley
September 13, 2022
September 13, 2022
I have some disagreements and certain parts could have been done better, but overall the best commentary on Galatians available.
Nijay K. Gupta
July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019
Moo offers a traditional Reformation (Lutheran) reading of Galatians that focuses on faith vs. doing, and justification/righteousness as a status of “in the right” with God.
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Dr Fry
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
I read this commentary as well as others through their entirety in preparation for preaching through Galatians. I would rank Moo and Longenecker as the best two commentaries on Galatians.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Arguably the best evangelical commentary on Galatians, though Schreiner’s is certainly also worthy.
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Philip du Toit
January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016
A rich, detailed, scholarly commentary on Galatians. Moo has a very balanced, moderate writing style. Even though he is critical of the New Perspective, he does so in a fair and balanced way. Being a very up-to-date commentary in terms of the New Perspective and its variants, it makes this commentary an absolute necessity.