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A scholar says: 'Paul's lists of vices and virtues in Galatians 5 use a form that was common in Greek and Roman moral teaching.' Agree or disagree?

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The answer

Agree. Lists of vices and virtues were a common teaching tool in the Greek and Roman world, and Paul used the form. His "works of the flesh" and "fruit of the Spirit" (Galatians 5:19-23) are fairly conventional lists, with his own additions: idolatry, the kingdom of God, the law, the Spirit, and belonging to Christ.

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Why it’s interesting

Mark's Jesus names twelve evils that come from the human heart (Mark 7:21-22), and other letters carry catalogues of their own. The one in Galatians ends open, with "and things like these" (Galatians 5:21).

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