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The Celt And The Christ: Another Look at the Letter to the Galatians

by Dorothy Minchin-Comm and Hyveth B. Williams

240 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-1665; ISBN 1-4251-4068-8; US$18.99, C$18.99, EUR12.97, £9.80

Neither theology nor criticism, devotion nor doctrine, this book evolves out of uniquely Gaelic personality traits. Narratives of Celtic culture blend into the experiences of the Galatian churches, founded by Paul.

About the Book

More than two millenniums ago the Gauls crossed over the Hellespont into what is now Turkey. The neighboring kingdoms allotted the three migrating tribes (Tolistoboii, Techtosages, and Trocmi) the barren high plains around Ancyra. With their agricultural skills and high ambition, the Galatians survived. Not only did they prosper but their flamboyant tastes also colored their lives in much brighter hues than their wilderness surroundings offered. With their penchant for raiding and fighting soon, they soon scattered throughout Asia Minor and beyond. Nothing could stop them.

The Apostle Paul strode boldly into this remote frontier of the Roman Empire, just beyond the Cilician Gate to the northwest of his home in Tarsus. Here he planted the first Christian churches among the Gentiles. Doggedly he traveled from one farm to another, solitary as a single tree on the flatlands. Alone, he stood his ground against those who would undermine his witness.

About the Authors

Dorothy Minchin Comm (PhD) is a retired professor of Colonial English Literature, World Literature and Creative Writing (La Sierra University, California). Her extensive collection of published books and articles includes: the academic to the personal, documented monographs to informal essays, editing-for-hire and “ghost writing.”

Although she has written for and with people, co-authoring The Celt and the Christ proved to be an exceptional experience in teamwork.

Hyveth B. Williams (DMin) is senior pastor at Campus Hill Church (Loma Linda California). Her services are much in demand for preaching and visitation, weddings and funerals, and all of the other duties that go with pastoral ministry. She travels widely and, at the same time, also conducts a television ministry. While Dorothy provided the historical and artistic context for The Celt and the Christ, Hyveth applied her knowledge of Scripture and Biblical languages to create a single unit of thought. Although she already has three books to her credit, she has active plans for more writing and co-authoring to come.

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