No Barriers, Placerville (Christian Study Blog)

Background on Galatians: Paul catches word that some in Galatia had been convinced by “Judaizers” that since Christ was a Jew then they had to live and look like a Jew (and be circumcised). This enraged Paul because it goes right back against the Grace bought in Christ’s crucifixion. Jews could not keep the law, so they atoned for sins at the temple. But in the diaspora period many Jews could not make the trip to the Temple and were not able to atone, so, the Pharisees came about and their purpose was to create the Synagogue which served as locations where the scriptures could be studied in the hopes that Jews would find the strength to keep the laws. One approach was to enforce dietary restrictions and dress codes that made it obvious to Gentiles that these Jews were set apart. In short, the Pharisees created more laws to try and help Jews keep the old laws. Judaizers were more conservative Christian-Jews that likely gave the impression of being superior in some sense over Gentil...