Corpus-Paul

[MillerJimE AT aol.com]

    I think my problem comes from the speech of James to Paul in Acts 
21:20-25 with ends with a reiteration of the decree from Acts 15.  Perhaps I 
am reading too much into the text, but I have the feeling that James & co. is 
less than sure of Paul's loyalty to the council and is attempting to shape 
Paul's official statements and behavior.  Again perhaps I am overreading when 
I find Paul's silent aquiescence to be troubling.  Pauline scholarship is 
full of disputes over the precise relationship between Paul and James, and I 
wonder if some of the tension is reflected in how the two are portrayed in 
Acts 21 (or just in how I read Acts 21).
Jim Miller