To whom was Galatians addressed?

• A. The Romans
• B. The Ephesians
• C. Churches of Southern Galatia
• D. Churches of Northern Galatia

Answer: (C)

Galatians was written to multiple churches in a specific region, not to a single city or to a distant church. The opening address speaks to “the churches of Galatia,” which signals a group of congregations Paul had established in the southern part of Galatia during his first missionary journey. This southern Galatian context is what ties the letter’s purpose to defending the gospel against false teachings that had infiltrated those churches. By contrast, other epistles are addressed to different audiences, such as believers in Rome or in Ephesus, so the southern Galatian churches are the correct recipients here.