Biblical Studies. Peter Oakes, ‘Did Paul Write for Asterix? The Extent of Celtic Ethnicity in Galatia and the Audience of Galatians’, in The First Urban Churches 8: Galatia and Lycaonia, ed. James R. Harrison and L.L. Welborn (Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement Series 13; Atlanta: SBL Press, 2025), 91-112. Oakes' article examines inscriptions and other evidence to assess the extent to which people in Galatia and among Paul’s audience might be seen as having Celtic ethnicity, in various senses ranging from genetics to language use, material culture and self-identification. Further information.
