Galatia, also called Gallograikia, was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir in modern Turkey. Galatia was named after th
Areas of Galatian settlement in the 3rd and early 2nd centuries BC
The Dying Gaul, Capitoline Museums, Rome
A Galatian's head as depicted on a gold Thracian objet d'art, 3rd century BC. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
Galatian bronze horse bit, 3rd century BC, Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
The Epistle to the Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible and the fourth of the Pauline epistles in traditional arrangement. It is a letter from Paul the Apostle to a
Galatia
…Gomer to Cimmerians. Paul the Apostle visited Galatia in his missionary journeys, established churches there and wrote to the Christians there in the Epistle to the Galatians. Although originally possessing a strong cultural identity, by the 2nd century AD, the Galatians had become assimilated (Hellenization) into the…
The end of Ephesians, continuing on to Galatians 1:1–8 on Papyrus 46 (fol. 158 recto; c. AD 200)
Valentin de Boulogne's depiction of "Saint Paul Writing His Epistles", 16th century (Blaffer Foundation Collection, Houston, Texas). Lightfoot notes with respect to verse 6:11 that at this point "the apostle takes the pen from his amanuensis, and the concluding paragraph is written with his own hand".
Ann Arbor, University of Michigan P.Mich.inv. 6238 fol. 142r 2 Corinthians 11,33 12,9
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 163