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For Trinity 3 in this Year C, we finish our mini-series on Galatians with (most of) the final chapter, Galatians 6.[1-6] 7-16. (The lectionary choice is again slightly odd; the first part should be read, and strangely it omits the final two verses for no obvious reason.)

There is not an obvious structure to what Paul says here—though in the video Ian proposes an explanation. Paul continues the logic of what he has said in chapter 5, though adds in a range of big issues, not least as he takes up the pen himself from the scribe, something we see in other first-century writings.

We need to explore what Paul means by the unusual phrase 'the law of Christ', as well as the controversial term 'The Israel of God'. Once again, we find these ideas in Galatians echoed elsewhere in Paul's writings.

The gospel reading for this week is Luke 10.1-11, 16-20. You can find the video discussion on that here: https://youtu.be/JFRNbwVOEZA

and the written commentary here: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/what-is-jesus-approach-to-mission-in-luke-10/