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The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3.1 Revisited

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Eastman, S
Published in: Journal for the Study of the New Testament
January 1, 2001

Paul’s question in Gal. 3.1, ‘Who has cast the evil eye on you?’, echoes the Deuteronomic curse in which starving parents cast the evil eye and devour their own children. This echo anticipates Paul’s presentation of Christ crucified as the antidote to the curse of the law in ch. 3. It also underwrites Paul’s use of parent-child imagery, in ch. 4, to depict his gracious gospel as the free mother who bears children for freedom, but the law-inscribing mission as an enslaved mother whose children will never reach maturity. © 2001, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

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Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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0142-064X

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

69 / 87

Related Subject Headings

  • 5005 Theology
  • 5004 Religious studies
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
 

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Eastman, S. (2001). The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3.1 Revisited. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 24(1), 69–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X0102400104
Eastman, S. “The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3.1 Revisited.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 24, no. 1 (January 1, 2001): 69–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X0102400104.
Eastman S. The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3.1 Revisited. Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 2001 Jan 1;24(1):69–87.
Eastman, S. “The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3.1 Revisited.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 69–87. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0142064X0102400104.
Eastman S. The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3.1 Revisited. Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 2001 Jan 1;24(1):69–87.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

DOI

ISSN

0142-064X

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

69 / 87

Related Subject Headings

  • 5005 Theology
  • 5004 Religious studies
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies