Douglas Moo brings to Galatians the same care that made his Romans commentary a standard, leading readers through the historical setting of the letter, the identity of Paul's opponents, and the argument Paul mounts for justification by faith apart from works of the law. The exegesis is done from the Greek text and engages the questions raised by recent Pauline scholarship without letting them crowd out the letter's own concerns.

The result is a volume that works equally as a reference for the preacher and as a seminary text. Moo is careful with Paul's logic and candid where the evidence is contested, and the BECNT layout keeps grammatical and textual detail in notes so the main exposition stays clear. For anyone preaching Galatians or studying the doctrine of justification at its source, this is among the most useful commentaries in print.