Make that: Try reading Galatians chapter 1. Paul speaks of receiving revelation directly from Jesus Christ and not from any man. It wasn't until three years later, that he went to meet with Peter and the other Apostles.
* [1:18] After three years: two years and more, since Pauls call. To confer with Cephas may mean simply pay a visit or more specifically get information from him about Jesus, over a two-week period. Cephas: Aramaic name of Simon (Peter); cf. Mt 16:1618 and the notes there.