This presentation gives the viewer a basic idea about the Biblical place "Galatia". Paul wrote his first epistle to the churches in Galatia. If you go through this presentation, you will have a better understanding of the epistle to Galatians,

3. Galatia
Galatia was a Roman province in
the first century.

4. Galatia
Gomer was the founder of Galatia.
Gomer is mentioned in Ezekiel 38:6

5. Galatia
Galatia got its name from its inhabitants
“Gauls” who inhabited the region. They
spoke in Celtic language.

6. Galatia
Galatians
worshipped a
Roman god
named “Men”
before Paul
preached the
gospel to them.

7. Galatia
Octavian Augustus was the greatest
emperor who ruled Galatia during
the Roman regime

8. Galatia
By the second century AD , due to greek
cultural intrusion, the Galatians adopted
Hellenized religion and even started
speaking Greek

9. GALATIA
• Paul visited the Galatian cities of Lystra, Derbe
and Iconium during his first missionary
journey.
• In all the three cities, he suffered persecution.
He was even stoned by the people there.
• Paul had so much burden for the people of
Galatia
Ref : Acts 14th chapter

10. Galatia
Judean Visitors from Antioch came to Galatia and
preached a false gospel that they need to be
circumcised.
Ref: Acts 15:1
This infuriates Paul to write the epistle to the
Galatians

11. Galatia
• Now please read the six chapters of Galatians.
• You will have a better grasp of the Epistle.
A Research presentation by Prason Christopher Robin.