<P> Some scholars date the original composition to c. 50--60 AD . Other scholars agree that Galatians was written between the late 40s and early 50s . </P> <P> Biblical scholars agree that Galatians is a true example of Paul's writing . The main arguments in favor of the authenticity of Galatians include its style and themes, which are common to the core letters of the Pauline corpus . George S. Duncan described the authenticity of Paul as its author as "unquestioned...In every line it betrays its origin as a genuine letter of Paul ." Moreover, Paul's possible description of the Council of Jerusalem (Gal. 2: 1--10) gives a different point of view from the description in Acts 15: 2--29, if it is, in fact, describing the Jerusalem Council . </P> <P> The central dispute in the letter concerns the question of how Gentiles could convert to Christianity, which shows that this letter was written at a very early stage in church history, when the vast majority of Christians were Jewish or Jewish proselytes, which historians refer to as the Jewish Christians . Another indicator that the letter is early is that there is no hint in the letter of a developed organization within the Christian community at large . This puts it during the lifetime of Paul himself . </P> <P> Nevertheless, a small number of scholars have questioned Paul's authorship of Galatians, such as Bruno Bauer, Abraham Loman, C.H. Weisse and Frank R. McGuire . </P>

The history of the book of galatians in the bible