What do we know about the racial or socioeconomic make-up of the audience?
What did you learn about what has been happening in the life of the audience?
Why is knowing the information about the audience important?
What is one similarity or difference between the audience of the letter and a church community today?
Claims should be supported by evidence from the letter. Begin with information about the audience that you can derive from the letter itself. Then, as needed, turn to reliable secondary sources to portray a full understanding of the audience of either the letter to the Galatians or Romans.
