>> “Paul, a cultural and upper class Jew, who spent most of his missionary time with the Jews, necessarily observed Jewish holy days. Yet he was in the forefront (along with Peter) of pushing the transition away from Judaism” <<
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LOL! Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles, and spent little time with the Jews. His ministry to the Corinthians, Ephesians, and Philippians was 100% celebration of the appointed days. There are no other activities involved.
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You may want to re-think this...
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
. LOL! Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles, and spent little time with the Jews.
I have challenged you several times to actually trace Paul's journeys and tally up the amount of time he spent with the Jews and how much time he spent with the Gentiles. Evidently that has not been done. Scripture is clear. Your statement is erroneous.
His ministry to the Corinthians, Ephesians, and Philippians was 100% celebration of the appointed days. There are no other activities involved.
You're kidding, right? How many examples do you want?