[Corpus-Paul] Paul's diatribe against Peter
tim at timgallant.org
tim at timgallant.org
Thu Apr 26 23:29:00 EDT 2007
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From: "Jim West" <jwest at highland.net>
To: "Corpus-Paul" <corpus-paul at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Corpus-Paul] Paul's diatribe against Peter
> Hello,
>
> While I see your point, I think there is a clear "break" in 3:1 where
> Paul again addresses the Galatians directly. It seems to me that in
> 2:14-21 Paul is reciting an incident (relating his sermon to Peter) as
> an illustration of the fact that he won't back down- even in the face of
> power and authority. Having made the point by relating his denunciation
> of Peter, he refocuses attention on his primary audience, the crazy,
> hacking Galatians.
The way I look at it is that the whole *could* be a citation of his rebuke
of Peter - but even if it is not, the "remainder" is a self-conscious
unfolding of the implications of whatever he said to Peter. So in that
sense, it's almost a moot point, I think.
tim
Tim Gallant
Elder, Christ Covenant Church
http://www.christcovenant.ca
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