[markomalley]

Oh, and BTW, Rome was filled with uncircumcised folks...Peter had no business being in Rome...And he wasn't...He was off somewhere else preaching to the 'circumcision' as he was instructed by God...

Any particular reason, then, why St. Paul circumcised Timothy while at Derbe and Lystra (Acts 16:1-4)?

Any particular reason, then, why St. Paul considered it so important to speak with the chief of the Roman Jews about what had happened to him in Jerusalem? (Acts 28:17) (Of course, I thought there weren't any Jews in Rome...)

Seems to me that if St. Paul was solely concerned with the Gentiles, he wouldn't have bothered to speak with the Chief of the Roman Jews...and he certainly wouldn't have required Timothy to be circumcised (after all, as the "apostle to the gentiles," why would he give a flying care about what the jews thought?).

[Judith Anne]

Nobody likes MY explanation. LOL!

[Mad Dawg]

Anybody go to Mass today? We heard that the Lord told Ananias that Paul was to preach to gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. (Acts 9:15) Is that relevant?