1. Introduction: A brief survey of recent scholarship on Gal 3:28 and discussion of the methodology of this book.
2. "No Longer Male and Female" According to Paul: An examination of Gal 3:27-28, 1 Cor 11:2-16, 12:12-13, and 14:34-35, Philemon, and Rom 16, in an attempt to determine how Paul understood "no longer male and female."
3. "No Longer Male and Female": The Discussion Post-Paul Through the Second Century: An examination of post-Pauline New Testament literature, including Col 3:9-11 and 1 Tim 2:11-15, as well as other non-canonical Christian and secular literature of the late first, second, and early third century.
4. Gal 3:28 in Patristic Literature of the Third Century: A study of commentary on Gal 3:28 in the writings of Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Tertullian.
5. Gal 3:28 and the Image of God in Cappadocian Thought of the Fourth Century: The three Cappadocian Fathers, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa, all understand Gal 3:28 to be a commentary on Gen 1:27. Each, however, had his own distinctive interpretation.
6. Gal 3:28 and the Empire in the Fourth Century: Many fourth-century Christian writers saw Gal 3:28 as a comment on the triumph of Christianity in the Roman empire. This chapter focuses on Ambrose, and also examines the work of Eusebius, Epiphanius, and Jerome.
7. Conclusion: There is very little evidence to support the argument that early Christians saw Gal 3:28 as an expression of an egalitarian self-understanding. Rather, the common thread in early Christian exegesis of Gal 3:28 seems to be an emphasis on Christian perfection.
