Galatians

A region of Asia Minor which included the cities of Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. The name derives from the Gauls who conquered the area in the 3rd century B.C. The Galatians became a client state of the Roman Empire in 64 B.C. The Romans established the province of Galatia in 24 B.C.; this was considerably more extensive than the previous kingdom of Galatia. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians was written to the communities in the province. The apostle Peter also addressed an epistle to the "pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia" etc. (I Pet 1:1). From the Epistle to the Galatians it appears that the communities addressed consisted mainly of Gentile Christians (Gal 4:8; 5:2). Paul visited galatia on his first (Act 13:50-14:28), second (Acts 16:6) and third (Acts 18:23) missionary journeys. The churches of Galatia contributed to the upkeep of the Jerusalem community (Gal 1:2).

Concordance
Acts 16:6; 18:23. I Cor 16:1. Gal 1:2; 3:1. II Tim 4:10. I Pet 1:1

Galatians (Galătae), a Gallic people (i.e. Celts) who crossed the Hellespont from Europe into Asia Minor in the third century BC and settled in Phrygia, in the area surrounding modern Ankara in central Turkey. In a Greek-speaking part of the world they maintained their tribal system and language for several centuries. A warlike people, they terrorized western Asia for more than a century. Attalus 1 of Pergamum inflicted a notable defeat on them some time before 230 BC and they were finally subdued in 188 BC by the Roman proconsul Manlius Vulso. The emperor Augustus created the province of Galatia in 25 BC by adding adjacent territories to Galatia proper. The apostle Paul passed through the latter region on his second missionary journey, but it is uncertain whether his Epistle was written to the inhabitants of Galatia proper or to churches in the whole province.

Common misspelling(s) of Galatians

• Galations