Jarvis J. Williams advances the argument that the Jewish martyrological ideas, codified in 2 and 4 Maccabees and in selected texts in LXX Daniel 3, provide an important background in front of which to understand Paul's statements about the cursed Christ in Gal. 3.13 and the soteriological benefits his death achieves for Jews and Gentiles in Galatians. He further argues Paul modifies Jewish martyrological ideas to fit his exegetical, polemical, and theological purposes in Galatians in order to persuade the Galatians not to embrace the opponents' 'other' gospel. To support his thesis, Williams provides five arguments throughout the monograph. First, Galatians has scriptural points of contact with Jewish martyrological ideas. Second, Galatians has theological and conceptual points of contact with Jewish martyrological ideas.

Third, Galatians has lexical and grammatical points of contact with Jewish martyrological ideas. Fourth, Galatians has polemical points of contact with Jewish martyrological ideas. Fifth, Galatians has discontinuities with Jewish martyrological ideas. An exposition of these categories is used to support the thesis that Jewish martyrological ideas are an important background in front of which Gal 3:13 should be read, and that a martyrological reading of Gal 3:13 grants further insight into Paul's attack against his opponents' 'other gospel.'.