Preface Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Part 1: Theory 1 An Introduction to the New Perspective on Paul 1 A Brief Survey of the New Perspective and Covenantal Nomism 2 Covenantal Nomism and Legalism 3 Conclusion2 A Definition and Survey of Discourse Analysis 1 The Development of Discourse Analysis in Linguistics 2 Discourse Analysis in New Testament Studies 3 Conclusion3 Introduction to SFL Discourse Analysis with Reference to Register 1 An Overview of SFL Discourse Analysis 2 Register and Context of Situation 3 Three Contextual Components of Register 4 Conclusion Part 2: Analysis 4 Mode Analysis of Galatians 1 Cohesion 2 Thematization 3 Prominence 4 Conclusion 5 Outline of Galatians5 Field Analysis of Galatians 1 Transitivity Network 2 Lexis 3 Conclusion 4 Excursus: The Meaning of ργα νμου: A Response to Dunn Considering Lexical Semantics and Case Semantics 5 A Brief Overview of Lexical Semantics 6 Case Semantics of the Genitive 7 Analysis of ργα νμου in the Pauline Corpus 8 Conclusion6 Tenor Analysis of Galatians 1 Speech Functions 2 Social Roles 3 Conclusion7 A Summary and a Contextual Configuration of Paul's Letter to the Galatians Appendix 1: Thematization in Galatians Appendix 2: Transitivity Network in Galatians Appendix 3: Speech Functions in Galatians Bibliography Author Index Scripture Index.