Tolmie, D.F. (D. Francois)2010-03-192010-03-192004Tolmie, DF 2004, 'Bang waarvoor? Die betekenis van mhv pw" eij" keno;n trevcw h] e[dramon in Galasiërs 2:2 : Afraid of what? The meaning of mhv pw" eij" keno;n trevcw h] e[dramon in Galatians 2:2', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 60, no. 1&2, pp. 487-502.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13614Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe phrase mhv pw" eij" keno;n trevcw h] e[dramon in Galatians 2:2 represents an exegetical dilemma. It seems as if Paul expresses his fear that the leaders of the congregation in Jerusalem had the final say as far as his apostleship and missionary work were concerned, but this does not seem to be consistent with his rhetorical strategy in Galatians 1:1-2:10. In this article Paul’s use of mhv pw"-phrases is investigated whereafter Galatians 2:2 is explained against the background of his rhetorical strategy in this part of the letter. It is suggested that Paul’s use of the phrase mhv pw" eij" keno;n trevcw h] e[dramon in Galatians 2:2 should be viewed as a weak point in his argumentative strategy.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaGalatians 2:2Missionary workBible -- N.T. -- Galatians II, 2 -- Socio-rhetorical criticismApostolate (Christian theology)Paul, the Apostle, SaintArticle