Where was Galatia located, and who was the letter to the Galatians written to?
Galatia was located down through the middle of what is today Turkey, just under the underbelly of modern Turkey after turning the corner of the Mediterranean Sea. The letter to the Galatians was written to Galatia, described in the context as the city or place identified as its recipient.
Les explains that after turning the corner of the Mediterranean Sea and going under the underbelly of what is today Turkey, down through the middle of it was Galatia, the city to whom the letter of the Galatians is written. He contrasts this with Ephesus on the western end of Turkey, to whom the letter of the Ephesians was written, along with the churches in that area. The context also places Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and the Dead Sea in relation to the Mediterranean coast.