[blue-duncan]

“It was only after three years that Paul went to Jerusalem to see Peter (Gal 1:18-24) and only James the Apostle (Gal 1:19), not 14 like you state, that was the second visit where he did see apostles.”

That’s not what I said. I said Paul was identifying the actors by their titles at the time of his writing, not at the time of his visiting. Titles, 10-12 years before would be meaningless to the Gentile churches. What was important to them was the titles of the actors who participated in the controversy and its resolution.

[frogjerk]

I said Paul was identifying the actors by their titles at the time of his writing, not at the time of his visiting. Titles, 10-12 years before would be meaningless to the Gentile churches. What was important to them was the titles of the actors who participated in the controversy and its resolution.

That would be reading something into the scripture that isn't there based upon what you *think* Paul is thinking. It seems to me that Paul is writing about what happened accurately as he can. He even states he is not lying.