Editing Epistle to the Galatians (section)

=== Luther's theology and antisemitism ===
[[Martin Luther|Luther’s]] fundamental belief in [[Sola fide|justification by faith]] was formed in large part by his interpretation of Galatians. Masaki claims {{blockquote|At the heart of Luther's Lectures on Galatians is the doctrine of the proper distinction between law and gospel. While Luther's contemporary opponents failed to see this—whether they were the papists, enthusiasts, Anabaptists, Sacramentarians, or antinomians—law/gospel articulation defined Luther's legacy in the thinking of his colleagues, students, and generations after him.<ref>{{Cite journal|last= Masaki |first= Naomichi |title= In Search of Celebrating the Reformation Rightly: Luther's Lectures on Galatians (1531/1535) as the Banner of the Reformation |journal=Concordia Theological Quarterly |date=July 2017|volume=81|issue=3–4|page =222}}</ref>}}

{{blockquote|This distinction of law and gospel has been imperative to Luther's understanding of Paul's Judaism as well, but modern scholarship has formed a new perspective of the Judaism of Paul's time. "Luther's treatment of Galatians has affected most interpretations of the letter, at least among Protestants, up to the present time...  Problems with Luther's interpretations and perspectives have become evident in modern times, particularly in his understanding and treatment of Judaism in Paul's day.<ref>{{Cite journal |last= Haltgren|first=Arland |date= Summer 2000 |title= Luther on Galatians |journal= Word & World|volume= 20 |issue= 3|pages= 237–38}}</ref>}}

This development led to some schools of thought, such as Canadian religious historian [[Barrie Wilson]] who points out in ''[[How Jesus Became Christian]],''<ref>{{cite book |last= Wilson |first=Barrie| authorlink = Barrie Wilson|url= https://archive.org/details/howjesusbecamech00barr |title= How Jesus Became Christian|date=2008|publisher= St. Martin's Press |location= New York|url-access= registration}}</ref> how Paul's Letter to the Galatians represents a sweeping rejection of Jewish Law (Torah). In so doing, Paul clearly takes his Christ movement out of the orbit of Judaism and into an entirely different milieu. Paul's stance constitutes a major contrast to the position of [[James, brother of Jesus]], whose group in Jerusalem adhered to the observance of Torah.