Ronald Y. K. Fung, The Epistle to the Galatians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1988).
This was our favorite commentary on Galatians. It’s a technical commentary, but it’s short (250 pages?). He also has a high view of our union with Christ and identity in Christ.
Timothy George, Galatians, vol. 30, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994).
George’s commentary is excellent, but far too long for a pastoral commentary (400+ pages). He had excellent insights, but these valuable insights could’ve been communicated in half of the word count. Even technical commentaries like Richard Longenecker’s were 150 pages shorter than George’s work. He also holds to a clear Calvinistic perspective throughout the commentary, which Reformed readers will appreciate. Even as a non-Calvinist, this was helpful to see another perspective on key passages.
R. Alan Cole, Galatians: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 9, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Cole has become one of our favorite commentators. This is a solid pastoral commentary.
James Montgomery Boice, “Galatians,” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Romans through Galatians, ed. Frank E. Gaebelein, vol. 10 (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1976).
James is an elder at Dwell Community Church, where he teaches classes in theology, apologetics, and weekly Bible studies.
