J. V. Fesko on Galatians

Recently I discovered a book by J. V. Fesko titled Last Things First: Unlocking Genesis with the Christ of Eschatology. I read it from first page to last in almost one sitting, as I found fascinating his insights on what Eden reveals about the greater garden to come.

So I was pleased that my fall travels took me to California, where I was able to sit with Fesko in his office at Westminster Seminary California to discuss one of his favorite books, Galatians. And I wasn’t surprised that Fesko brings out the new-creation perspective inherent in this epistle. He offers clarity on key words including “law” and “flesh” and “freedom”—as he traces the central argument that runs throughout.

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Nancy Guthrie (MATS, Reformed Theological Seminary) teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

J. V. Fesko (PhD in theology, University of Aberdeen, King’s College, Scotland) is the managing editor of Themelios at The Gospel Coalition and author of the recently published book, Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: An Introduction to Covenant Theology. He is the Harriet Barbour professor of systematic theology and historical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, and an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Anneke, have three children.