Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
The apostle Paul wrote this letter to Christian communities in Galatia (modern-day Turkey) in the mid-first century CE. He was addressing a debate about whether non-Jewish followers of Jesus needed to adopt Jewish law and customs, like circumcision, to be considered part of God's people. In this verse, he makes a bold statement about identity within the new community of Jesus followers.
What systems or categories do we use today to define worth or belonging that this passage might challenge?