LITERARY APPROACH TO STUDY OF APOSTLE PAUL’S EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS: HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE


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This paper discusses peculiarities of attitude to Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians at different times. Regarding the interpretation of the epistle over the period of its study, the author analyzes some modern interpretations of this source. An attempt is made to reveal the problems of studying the religious text in terms of its artistic value. It is shown how the ancient author solves the problem of achieving a maximum impact of the text on the audience.

To study the critical literature, the researcher uses the method of analysis and synthesis; the main research method is the comparative analysis of the selected literature. In this paper the analysis of materials has involved induction and deduction as the basic methods of scientific thinking, which allow making conclusion on the analyzed critical materials and the original source.

It is possible to put forward the following main results achieved in the course of the research:

– St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians certainly has artistic value;

– Literary approach to the study of the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians makes it possible to disclose the source contents and show the true attitude to the person of the Apostle Paul as a writer.

Study of the literary features of the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians makes it possible to identify the particular influence of the text messages on the audience and appreciate the author’s artistic skills by viewing him as a writer.

Analysis of artistic means used in the text allows taking a look at the development of the world literature as a process of direct interference of public writers and religious leaders.

Based on the fact that St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians has artistic value, the author concludes that the religious sources have influenced not only public opinion, but also the development of the artistic expression in general.

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Yuriy Alekseevich Kondratiev

St. Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy, St. Petersburg

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Email: yurak@mail.ru

Master of Theology, postgraduate student of Chair “Biblical Theology”

Russian Federation

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