If Paul had actually meant to refer to his verbal presentation before the Galatians—of Christ crucified—as commentaries often contend, then would he have indeed used proegraphē, which nominally means previously written? This article explores ways he could have expressed "publicly portrayed," if that was his intent.
When scholars assess the genre classification of the Gospels, the concern is generally over which ancient “biographical works are most analogous to the Gospels” and “what level of historical accuracy did audiences in the period of the early empire expect from biographies?” For example, Craig Keener “establishes that biographers, especially…
In the verse below, can you find Paul’s reference to something which was previously written which presented Christ as crucified? O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. (Galatians 3:1 ESV) The ESV wording above is typical of…