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  • From: "Mesfin Atlaye" <mesfin AT idirect.com>
  • To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Acts and Paul's relationship to Jerusalem
  • Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:55:54 -0500


Loren,

You wrote:

> Really? In Gal. 2:2 he subordinates himself to the
> Jerusalem pillars, and in Gal. 2:10 (and elsewhere in
> other letters) he acknowledges the collection -- i.e.
> that he agreed to pay his franchise fee and become
> part of the Jerusalem/apostolic family.

You made a reference to Gal. 2:2 which is supposedly to parallel Acts. 15.
Notice, according to Paul in Gal, he went to Jerusalem not as a delegate
"sent" of Antioch as portrayed in Acts but because of a "revelation." Then
Paul argues "I set before them the Gospel that I preached among the
Gentiles...". This does not mean, as you suggested that "he went to
subordinate himself to the so called 'pillars'" but rather, I assume, "What
is going on here? Here is my Gospel and tell me on my face that it is
lacking!" He did this on the account that those who claim to trace their
authority back to Jerusalem tried to destroy his work. Of course they had
nothing to add to it. This second visit was incentive to the third and the
last one. The Apostle's asked him that his Gentile converts would share what
they have with the poor in Jerusalem. So, the collection was neither a
"franchise fee" nor an appeal for membership in Jerusalem.

According to Luke Paul made five trips to Jerusalem while we learn from Paul
himself that he made only three "visits" (Gal. 1:18 first to get acquainted
with Peter; 2:1 "again" but with Barnabas and one more person, Titus; and
the third and the last one to deliver the collection to the needy in
Jerusalem).Besides, Paul says the meeting was private. Luke says, the
meeting was public. Paul says nothing about a decree, but according to Luke
the decrees are quite central. It seems obvious that there is a
contradicting data here! And why need to reconcile this? my point is only in
reference to methodology.


Peace.

Mesfin A.

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From: "Loren Rosson" <rossoiii AT yahoo.com>
To: "Corpus-Paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 2:18 PM
Subject: [corpus-Paul] Re: Acts and Paul's relationship to Jerusalem


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