Christology and Ethics in Galatians

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Love and the Shared Self

Logan Williams (University of Exeter)

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Cambridge University Press
05 March 2026

Christianity; Sacred texts

Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

Pauline scholars have misconstrued key features of Paul's portrayal of love by arguing that Paul idealises self-sacrifice and 'altruism'. In antiquity, ideal loving behaviour was intended to construct a relationship of shared selves with shared interests; by contrast, modern ethics has rejected this notion of love and selfhood. In this study, Logan Williams explores Paul's Christology and ethics beyond the egoism-altruism dichotomy. He provides a fresh evaluation of self-giving language in Greek literature and shows that 'gave himself' is not a fixed phrase for self-sacrifice. In Galatians, for example, self-giving languages depict Jesus' love as an act of self-gifting. By re-evaluating the apostle's description of Christ's loving action, Williams demonstrates that Paul portrays Jesus' loving action as his positive participation in the condition of others. He also interrogates the ethics in Galatians and shows that Paul's love-ethics encourage the Galatians not to sacrifice themselves for others but to share themselves with others.

By: Logan Williams (University of Exeter)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781009373388
ISBN 10: 1009373382
Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 05 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. The self, the other, and the telos of prosocial action: Paul and ethicists ancient and modern; 3. The self-gift of a crucified Messiah; 4. The self-sharing Messiah; 5. Paul's incarnational ethic; 6. Conclusion.

Logan Williams is Kirby Laing Research Fellow in New Testament at University of Aberdeen. He previously was a lecturer at University of Exeter and a postdoctoral fellow at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.